1) WHAT IS DSC ?

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A Digital Signature Certificate authenticates your identity electronically. It also provides you with a high level of security for your online transactions by ensuring absolute privacy of the information exchanged using a Digital Signature Certificate. You can use certificates to encrypt information such that only the intended recipient can read it. You can digitally sign information to assure the recipient that it has not been changed in transit, and also verify your identity as the sender of the message.

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2) DOCUMENTS REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICATION

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• PAN and adhar card of applicant

• Photograph of applicant

• Email id and mobile number of applicant

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3) WHERE CAN WE USE DSC

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1. For sending and receiving digitally signed and encrypted emails.

2. For carrying out secure web-based transactions, or to identify other participants of web-based transactions.

3. In eTendering, eProcurement, MCA [for Registrar of Companies efiling], Income Tax [for efiling income tax returns] Applications and also in many other applications.

4. For signing documents like MSWord, MSExcel and PDFs.

5. Plays a pivotal role in creating a paperless office

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