Buy Digital Signature Certificate
Buy Digital Signature online and get approval in 15 minutes. Because of the paperless process, no physical document is required. We process and approve all types of Digital Signature Certificates. All types of applicants like, Individuals, Organisations, Governments, or Foreigners can apply for it. Apicountry is a one-stop solution for all Digital Signature requirements. Choose the DSC type from below and apply online. If you are confused and need expert consultation, feel free to contact us. We will happy to assist you.
Order and Delivery of DSC
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Type and Use of Digital Signature
Digital Signature is available in different verities. Following is the list of different types of DSC along with their uses.
Class 2 Digital Signature:
Class 2 DSC is discontinued on 1st January 2021. No new Class 2 digital signature can be issued by any Certifying Authority from the beginning of 1st January 2021. The office of the Controller of Certifying Authority, however, relaxed the use of existing Class 2 digital signatures till their expiry period.
Class 2 DSC was issued in two variants, Sign only & Sign with Encryption. Sign with Encryption DSC contains two certificates. Therefore, it is also known as Combo DSC. It is superior to Sign only DSC. It can also be used in all places as mentioned above. Apart from this, it has some extra uses, like Trademark filling, Logo registration, contractor’s e-tender filling, etc.
Class 3 Digital Signature:
Class 3 DSC is the most popular DSC. Income tax return(ITR), Company registration, Annual compliance filing, and GST filling are some major uses of Class 2 DSC. Employee Provident Fund, ESI, MCA portal, Net banking, etc accept this DSC. Also for online tenders and online auctions, this digital signature is used. Because of this, it is the most popular among all DSC.
Class 3 DSC is also available in two variants. Sign only and Class 3 Sign with Encrypt. The former is very rarely used. Later is used for e-Tender and e-Auction purposes. Class 3 Sign with Encrypt DSC can be used in place of any other DSC. Because it is the highest class of DSC.
- Discontinued on 01-JAN-2021
- Now Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate is used for all-purpose. IT Filling, GST, MCA Portal, Company Registration, Annual Compliances, Patent, e-Tender, Trademark, etc all use Class 3 Only.
- DGFT application
- Import Export Transaction
- Import-export code is mandatory for this DSC application.
DGFT Digital Signature:
This is a very unique type of DSC. Director-General of Foreign Trade portal requires this DSC for all transactions. Because this DSC is mandatory to authorize Import Export transactions. Applicant must poses a valid import-export code(IEC) in order to apply for this DSC.
Document Signer:
Document Signer is used for digitally signing documents, and emails in bulk quantity. Therefore, automation software prefers it. A document signer is the only option for signing a large number of emails, documents, or invoices.
Foreigner Digital Signature:
Foreigners can only apply this type of DSC. Therefore we listed them separately. Both class 2 and class 3 DSC can be applied by foreigners. It is a document-based application process. Uses are exactly the same as described in the Class 3 variant.