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What is eMudhra Digital Signature: All you need to know about it

eMudhra is a licensed certifying authority that provides digital trust services like tax filing and digital signing. Learn about its registration process in this blog.

Technology is undoubtedly an important part of businesses across every industry including international trade. For instance, digital signature certificates play an important role in various business functions, especially documentation. It is secure and adds a layer of trust to the business ecosystem. eMudhra is one of India’s popular platforms to obtain and use digital signatures.

What is eMudhra?

eMudhra is a licensed certifying authority under the Information Technology Act of India, founded in 2008. It provides digital trust services and enterprise solutions like tax filing, digital signing, digital certificate authentication system and trusted time stamping services¹.

What is eMudhra Digital Signature?

The eMudhra Digital Signature can be used for eFiling of Income Tax Returns (ITR) and eTendering in India on government websites such as Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation as well as Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What are the uses of eMudhra DSC?

Some of the uses of eMudhra DSC are²:

· Banking
· Paperless office solutions
· e-Signature solution for businesses
· Paperless transactions and enrollment

How to obtain a Digital Signature Certificate from eMudhra?

eMudhra is a certifying authority that issues digital signature certificates for various government-defined use cases. You can order DSC on the website of eMudhra online in a paperless process. All Indian citizens, who purchase DSC using their PAN or aadhaar paperless offline eKYC, must follow this procedure.

How to use DSC obtained from eMudhra?

DSCs link a pair of electronic keys – public and private – to the identity of an individual/device. Besides certificate name, pin code, country, email address and date and name of the Certifying Authority, the certificate contains information about the user’s identity. eMudhra operates under the guidelines set by Information Technology Act^3.

You can use a DSC obtained from eMudhra for:
• Return filing and document authentication
• eSign facility
• Banking
• Foreign trade
• Tenders

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of eMudhra?

Is eMudhra safe?

To protect your data against unauthorized access, eMudhra follows a stringent security policy. Paladion, a security expert, has certified the eMudhra application to ensure it complies with strict security criteria^4.

Why do we need a digital signature?

Digital Signature Certificates authenticate your identity electronically and provides security for your online transactions by ensuring privacy of the information exchanged. Certificates allow you to encrypt data so that only the intended recipient can read it.

Published on September 29, 2022.

Sources:
1. https://www.eMudhra.com/about-us.html
2. https://www.emudhra.com/resources.jsp#QuickReads
3. https://www.e-mudhra.com/home.html#:~:text=Digital%20Certificates&text=eMudhra%20operates%20under%20the%20guidelines,Railways%20and%20many%20other%20needs.
4. https://www.emudhradigital.com/security.jsp
5. https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/zoho-sign/digital-signatures-guide/articles/emudhra
6. http://www.emastersindia.net/eMudhra-digital-signature/introduction-and-advantages.dsc
7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/all-you-need-to-know-about-emudhras-ipo-that-opens-on-may-20/articleshow/91614739.cms
8. https://cca.gov.in/sites/files/pdf/Licensed-CA/eMudhra-CPS-v2.1.pdf

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