Digital Signature Certificate

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Class 2 a/b digital signature certificates are issued to Individual or organization for various purposes. Class 2 a/b digital signatures for individuals is personal certificate that provides second highest level of assurance within the RCAI hierarchy setup by CCA ( Controller of Certifying Authorities) in India which is mainly used for MCA21, ROC,Income Tax e-filing, sign a word or excel file, sign e-mail sent through Outlook and many more !! Class 2 a/b Digital Signature are used by Chartered Accountants or Company Secretary for their clients, for himself, for existing directors, for new company incorporation, for practicing CA or CS or ICWA. Class 3 a/b digital signature certificates are issued to Individual or organization for various purposes. Class 3 a/b digital signatures for individuals is personal certificate that provides highest level of assurance within the RCAI hierarchy setup by CCA ( Controller of Certifying Authorities) in India which is mainly used for e-tendering or e-procurement or e-bidding. To participate in the e-tendering process, every vendor is required to use a Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate.Class 3 Digital Signatures are issued to individuals, organizations and devices and applicable for personal and commercial use. Typically, they are used for Electronic Data Exchange ( EDI ) , internet banking/broking,e-tendering and other web-based transactions where confidentiality and authenticity are critical. DGFT Digital Signature is one of the many types of Digital Signature Certificates which is only provided by two certifying authorities ( CA) in India i.e. (n)Code Solutions & Safe Scrypt. Safe Scrypt launch this product with name Safe EXIM or Safeexim or Safe-Exim where as (n)Code Solutions launch this with name (n)exim or (n)Exim or (n) Exim. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has stipulated a Class-III category certificate for e-Filing of Patent and Trade Marks applications in India. A person who already has a specified Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for any other application can use the same for e-filing of a patent application and is not required to obtain a fresh DSC. The e-Filing systems for Patents and Trade Marks are designed to support Class II and III Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs). The Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals ( DGS & D) e-Procurement project is the flagship e-governance initiative of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. Of India in association with the World Bank.e-Procurement would greatly benefit the government entities by simplifying speeding up the tender evaluation process with increased transparency and wider competition.