Digital Signature Blog

Blog on Digital Signatures in India

Archive for August, 2006

Why USB e-token ?

A Digital Signature certificate (DSC) is kept in internet explorer of computer system (PC) but keeping DSC on your computer system has following draw backs :-

a) It can be misused by anyone who is having access to your computer system.
b) DSC is lost if computer system is formatted or internet explorer is changed.

Accordingly, safe and proper method is to keep DSC on e-token, a small USB port devise, which is password protected. The said e-token is a small hardware device and can be plugged to USB port of any system to digitally sign the documents and when not in use can be kept in safe custody.

Who Needs Digital Signature Certificate

Under MCA21 Every person who is required to sign manual documents and returns filed with ROC is required to obtain a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). Accordingly following have to obtain Digital Signature Certificate:

1. Directors
2. Auditors
3. Company Secretary - Whether in practice or in job.
4. Bank Officials - for Registration and Satisfaction of Charges
5. Other Authorized Signatories.

About MCA 21

An ambitious e-governance project of the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA), Government of India. MCA21 is welcomed by every sectors of industry and also by professionals. With MCA21 one would be embarking from paper based environment to a paperless one. Under MCA21 project a new set of e-forms have especially been designed which are freely downloadable in the various format from the MCA Website, www.mca.gov.in, which can be accessed and would enable us 24×7 time zone for filing of the same.

Class 2 Pan Individual Digital Certificate

Click Here to download the form required for applying for Class 2 Pan Individual Digital Certificate for use under MCA 21 in India.