a) What is a Digital Signature Certificate?
Digital Signature IndiaDigital signature certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Examples of physical certificates are drivers' licenses, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver's license identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country.
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FAQs - MCA21 - Digital Certificates for IndividualsA licensed Certifying Authority (CA) issues the digital signature. Certifying Authority (CA) means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a digital signature certificate under Section 24 of the Indian IT-Act 2000. The list of licensed CAs along with their contact information is available on www.mca.gov.in
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Computer Centre - HKUThe public key cryptography infrastructure (PKI) technology helps to establish the authenticity and non-repudiation of electronically signed documents. A pair of keys, private key and public key, are issued by a CA to a digital certificate subscriber. A digital certificate identifies a user's public key and is published by the issuing CA. The subscriber owns the associated private key and uses it to sign a document electronically.
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General PKI Frequently Asked QuestionsDigital Certificate is an electronic document that binds a public key to an entity such as an organization, machine, or a person. The binding of the identity and the public key is done by the issuing CA. The issuing CA will assume the responsibility of verifying the identity of the requesting party. The requesting party is the entity requesting the binding of its public key to its identity.
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FAQs - MCA21 - Digital Certificates for IndividualsThe Certifying Authorities are authorized to issue a Digital Signature Certificate with a validity of at least one year.
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Controller of Certifying AuthoritiesAns: The conditions for revocation of digital signature certificates have been provided in Section 38 of the IT Act,2000 as follows : upon the dissolution of the firm or winding up of the company where the subscriber is a firm or a company.
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Digital Signature Indiaorganization can purchase Digital Certificates for its employees with the objective of secure and authenticated web communication. But no one can utilize your Digital Certificate because (only one) your email address is attached to the Digital Certificate purchased for you and your Digital Certificate with private key is stored under your control. Please take care and avoid giving direct physical access to your important private key.
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Digital Signature IndiaRefusal to issue a Digital Certificate is a result of stringent verification procedure. Incomplete application, information or wrong information are the common causes for such refusal.
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Digital Signature IndiaIn case yours hard drive crashes or your Digital Certificate gets accidentally deleted. If you store a backup copy of your Digital Certificate on a floppy disk in a secure place, then you will always be able to re-install your Digital Certificate. If you lose your Digital Certificate and it is not backed-up, then you will lose any messages that have been encrypted for you.
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Digital Signature IndiaProtect your computer from unauthorized access by keeping it physically secure. Use access control products or operating system protection features (such as a system password). Take measures to protect your computer from viruses, because a virus may be able to attack a private key. Always chose to protect your private key with a good password.
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FAQs - MCA21 - Digital Certificates for IndividualsDigital Signature Certificate (DSC) is not required by Companies but by individuals. For example the Director or the Company Secretary, signing on behalf of the Company requires a DSC.
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Controller of Certifying AuthoritiesAns: A Certifying Authority can issue a digital signature certificate to a subscriber. Section 35 of the Act and the Certifying Authorities Rules framed under the Act stipulate the methods for issuance of a digital signature certificate.
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Controller of Certifying AuthoritiesAns: Yes, if the CA gets a request from the subscriber or from an authorized person of the subscriber to suspend digital signature certificate. CA can also suspend the Digital Signature Certificate in public interest. [Ref : Section 37 of the Act].
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FAQsA digital signature is an electronic equivalent of a signature, based on a digital certificate that is used to prove a communication originated from a particular sender and has not been tampered with. A digital signature should not be confused with a 'real' signature, even though it is intended to serve the same purpose as a signature in the 'real world'. It is not a digitised image of the sender's hand-written signature.
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Solutions - Enterprise TrustsetYou can???t buy a digital signature. It???s not like a handwritten one. A digital signature is different every time it is made, and is related to the thing or things it is signing (an electronic document, picture, program and so on). It is created by doing a mathematical calculation on the thing that is being signed that produces a unique numerical value. That value is encrypted using a private cryptographic key and the result linked to the things that were signed.Related Questions
eCompany - Business ServicesDigital signature presents a convenient, time saving, and secure way of signing electronic documents. A digital signature (not to be confused with a digital certificate) is an electronic rather than a written signature that can be used by someone to authenticate the identity of the sender of a message or of the signer of a document. It can also be used to ensure that the original contents of the message or document are unchanged.Related Questions
ICT Authority - IT - FAQA digital signature is an electronic signature produced by using the public key method. With a digital signature it is possible to verify that the recipient receives the message in its original form and that the signer is who he or she claims to be. The creator of the digital signature has a private key, which is needed to sign the message. The recipient of the message has signer's public key, which can be used to verify the signature.Related Questions
Must an Assumed Name Certificate have an original signature and be notarized?
Nonprofit FAQsAssumed Name Certificates filed with the Secretary of State do not need to be notarized. See Form 503 (Word, PDF). Faxed copies and photocopies are acceptable. Assumed Name Certificates filed at the county level must be signed by an officer, general partner, member, manager, representative, or attorney in fact, and notarized.
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Yozons - Frequently Asked QuestionsIn a nutshell, most electronic signatures are based on digital signature technology. Digital signatures are created by hashing data to produce a large number that uniquely identifies the contents (something like a DNA test for data) in such a manner that any change would no longer produce the same number. That number is then encrypted with your keys to prove that it belongs to you.
Related QuestionsIs a digital signature the same as a digitised signature?
AGIMO | Frequently Asked QuestionsNo. A digitised signature is a computerised image of the written signature of an entity. It may be attached to a word processing document as an image of the original written signature, and it can be copied, altered and is not bound to the document. A digital signature is a cryptographic technique that encrypts a hash or digest of a document with a users private key.
Related QuestionsWhat type of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is to be obtained for e-filing on the MCA Portal?
FAQs - MCA21 - Digital Certificates for IndividualsDSC of Class 2 and Class 3 category issued by a licensed Certifying Authority (CA) needs to be obtained for e-filing on the MCA Portal.
Related QuestionsQ.13 Can a digital signature certificate issued by foreign Certifying Authority be valid in India?
Controller of Certifying AuthoritiesAns:Yes. Controller of CA may give recognition to foreign certifying authorities and the digital signature certificate issued by them will be valid under Section 19 of the Act.
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