What is Individual User DSC ?
An Individual User DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) is a secure digital key issued to a person for verifying their identity online. It is primarily used by individuals to sign documents digitally, access government services, and conduct secure online transactions. A DSC ensures the authenticity and integrity of electronic documents, making them legally valid under the Information Technology Act, 2000 in India.
What is Organization User DSC?
An Organization User DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) is a digital certificate issued to an employee or authorized representative of a company, firm, or organization. It is used to sign documents, forms, and applications on behalf of the organization, ensuring authenticity, integrity, and legal validity in online transactions.
Class 3 Individual Signing is required for below :-
✅ GST, Income Tax, EPF,
✅ Trademark Registration
✅ MCA21, ROC, Director KYC,
✅ Invoice Signing
✅ IEC Registration IRCTC
✅ IceGate, MEIS,
✅ SEIS Website, CERSAI
✅ AICTE, CBSE Institutes
✅ Limited Gram Panchayat Websites
✅Limited eTender, eProcure Websites
✅Payroll like PayManager, PayMaster etc.
Class 3 Organization Signing is required for below :-
✅ GST, Income Tax, EPF,
✅ Trademark Registration
✅ MCA21, ROC, Director KYC,
✅ Invoice Signing
✅ IEC Registration IRCTC
✅ IceGate, MEIS,
✅ SEIS Website, CERSAI
✅ AICTE, CBSE Institutes
✅ Limited Gram Panchayat Websites
✅ Start Up India, NSWS
✅Limited eTender, eProcure Websites
✅Payroll like PayManager, PayMaster etc.
Components of a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) consists of two key components that ensure secure digital communication and authentication:
Signing Certificate
Used to digitally sign documents, forms, and applications.
Confirms the identity of the sender and ensures that the content has not been tampered with.
Commonly used for Income Tax filing, ROC forms, and GST returns.
Encryption Certificate
Used to encrypt data to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
Helps in secure data transfer, especially for sensitive information like e-tender submissions and legal contracts.
Ensures that only the intended recipient can access the encrypted information.
Together, the signing and encryption certificates provide authentication, data integrity, and confidentiality in digital transactions.
Difference in Signing and Encryption Certificate ?
However, Signing Certificate is used to sign any information or documents online while encryption certificate convert that documents or information into special codes to keep it more secure. In India, Class 3 Signing Certificate is mainly useful for basic signing transactions like ITR eFiling, ROC and MCA eFiling, Trademark registration and whereas sensitive transactions like etendering, eprocurement require Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate with encryption (Combo).
Why USB Token ?
USB Token is a password protected hardware device for storage of digital signature certificate in India. Infact, It is approved by CCA and comes with FIPS Certification. It is also mandatory to download digital signature in USB Token. You can use this USB Token on your computer while using it. HYP2003 (Formerly ePass Auto 2003), Proxkey are popular USB Tokens.
