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Digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove identity, access information or services on the internet, or to sign documents digitally.
Updated : Jun 09, 2021, 04:16 PM IST | Edited by : Shampa Sen
Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove one's identity, to access information or services on the Internet, or sign certain documents digitally.
Physical certificates such as drivers' licenses, passports, or membership cards serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove one's identity, to access information or services on the internet, or to sign certain documents digitally.
While the physical documents are signed manually, electronic documents, for example, e-forms are required to be signed digitally using a Digital Signature Certificate, and hence we need them.
A digital certificate is an electronic document issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). It contains the public key for a digital signature and specifies the identity associated with the key, such as the name of an organisation. The certificate is used to confirm that the public key belongs to the specific organisation.
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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.
Simple or Basic electronic signature (SES)
Advanced electronic or digital signature (AES)
Qualified advanced electronic or digital signature (QES)