Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate

What is Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate ?

These are issued to the director/signatory authorities of the companies for the purpose of e-filing with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). Class 2 certificate is mandatory for individuals who have to sign manual documents while filing of returns with the ROC.

Assurance Level:

These certificates will be issued for both business personnel and private individuals use. These certificates will confirm that the information in the application provided by the subscriber does not conflict with the information in well-recognized consumer databases.

Applicability:

This level is relevant to environments where risks and consequences of data compromise are moderate. This may include transactions having substantial monetary value or risk of fraud, or involving access to private information where the likelihood of malicious access is substantial.

Uses of Class 2 Digital Signature Certificates

The main function of this certificate is to authenticate the details of the signer. It re-affirms the already mentioned data of the user. It is used in various form-filling, online registration, email attestation, income tax filing, etc. More uses of Class 2 Digital Signature Certificates are given below.

• MCA e-filing

• Income Tax e-filing

• LLP registration

• GST application

• IE code registration

• Form 16, etc.