WHAT ARE THE CLASSES OF A DIGITAL SIGNATURES CERTIFICATE (DSC)?
There are three classes of digital Signature Certificates you can apply for online. These are:
Class 1 Digital Signature
Class 1 digital signature certificates are usually issued to individuals or private entities or want to use it for personal use. These kind of certificate offer the lowest kind of security, whose issue without verification process and not contain email Id and address of applicant.
Class 2 Digital Signature
The class 2 digital signature certificate is used for business purposes like when signing proposals or when sending documents to business partners. Other uses include tax return filling, GST filling and ROC forms filling.
Class 3 Digital Signature
Class 3 digital signature certificates are mostly used when conducting online activities that involves the public or many people. These activities could be e-auctions or e-biddings. in online participation/bidding in e-auctions, e-bidding, e-tendering and online tenders anywhere in India.