Digital Signature Certificate

BAC as a tender consultant also assist our clients to get the Digital Signature Certificate with the validity of 2 or 3 years which is used to secure the bid during online tender bidding. A Digital Signature Certificate is a secure digital key that is issued by the certifying authorities for the purpose of validating and certifying the identity of the person and company holding this certificate.

Digital Signature Certificates or DSC or Digital Signature are being adopted by various government agencies and now is a statutory requirement in various applications.

There are various Type and Class of DSC, the information below would help you to arrive to the right certificate for your needs.

Types of DSC

• SIGN: Sign DSC can only be used for signing documents. The most popular usage of is signing the PDF file for Tax Returns, MCA and other websites. Signing via DSC gives the assurance of not only the integrity of the signer but also the data. It is proof of untampered and unaltered data.

• SIGN & ENCRYPT: Encrypt DSC can only be used to encrypt a document, it is popularly used in the tender portal, to help companies encrypt the documents and upload. You could also use the certificate to encrypt and send classified information. Encrypt DSC is fit for e-commerce documents, legal documentation and sharing documents that are highly confidential and contains information that needs to be protected. We are selling Encrypt certificate as a standalone product as well.

Validity of the Certificate

You could buy certificates with a validity upto three years. (The validity is controlled by law, and you cannot buy certificates more than three years and less than One year validity)

Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate

As per guidelines we offer class 3 digital signature certificate. It is used in matters of high security and safety. It is mainly used in online trading and e-commerce, where a huge amount of money or highly confidential information is involved.

Following are the main functions of Class 3 certificates -

• E-tendering

• Patent and trademark e-filing

• MCA e-filing

• Customs e-filing

• E-procurement

• E-bidding

• E-auction

• MCA e-filing

• Income Tax e-filing

• LLP registration

• GST application

• IE code registration

• Form 16

Since DSC is mandatory for E Tendering, we also assist our clients in DSC Mapping i.e signing and encryption with their profile after or during Bidder Enrollment Process.

As per the CCA guideline no class 2 DSC can be issued and only class 3 DSC will be issued w.e.f 01st Jan 2020.