A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is a secure digital key (USB E-Token) issued by recognised Certifying Authorities (CAs) that contains the signature in digital format. It also includes the data of the name of the individual or organization, date of issuance of the certificate, date of expiry and the name of the Certifying Authory (CA)
Usually, it takes 1 to 2 hours of same day of application given that payment is made and no discrepancy is found in terms of documentation or in application.
Docswala facilitates you in getting digital signatures issued on your name
After the DSC application you will get a video verification link, which needs to be completed through internet browser like Firefox, edge, opera, chrome etc. in computer / laptop with camera facility or smartphone(iOS/Android)
Once the video recording is submitted and payment is done.Your application goes for approval with Certifying Authority(CA) .In case of any discrepancy reported, we will revert back to you with the proper guidance.
If successfully approved, DSC can be downloaded in USB token.
No, you need not to be present physically in person as process is completely online based.
In case of Individual DSC , you need to pay BEFORE to DSC issuing authority like emudhra
whereas,
in case or Organisation based DSC , payment is to be done AFTER doing video KYC.
Yes, as per the revised CCA guidelines DSC 2 has been discontinued and Class 2 certificates can no more be issued after December 31st 2020.
USB token need to be purchased separately from docswala. Prices of DSC are exclusive of USB Token and therefore, shown separately
A Digital Signature Certificate comes with validity of 1 year, 2 years and 3 years (except DGFT) from the date of download of DSC.
Yes, a USB token is mandatory as per the Government’s notification, because it is not vulnerable to virus attacks, thereby offering the highest level of security.
DGFT stands for Directorate General of Foreign Trade. These kind of DSCs are exclusively used by Organizations to use during the foreign trade activities. It comes only with the “Signature” type DSC, with a validity of 1 or 2 years.