• Digital Signature Class 3

    Digital Signature Mart is the best source of obtaining Class 3 Digital signature Certificate. In the means of security, class 3 DSC has been identified to be the highest level of digital signature.

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    Consider Digital Signature Mart for obtaining Class 2 Digital Signature certificates. Class 2 Digital Signature Certificates are essential to obtain for the several transactions for Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) or Registrar of Companies (ROC)...

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    DGFT Digital Signature Certificate is the Digital Signature Certificate for DGFT and Importers-exporters. It comes under the Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate...

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Thursday 13 November 2014

Digital Signature Mart :: Get Digital Signature Certificates In India

Digital signature certificate (DSC) is basically an electronic signature certificate which contains all the information encrypted inside it, it has major advantage for online process, authentication will be done automatically and save your timing, cost, paper documentation and any other lengthy manual process for authentication. It is 100% safe and convenient to use.

This is an age of internet, each and every type of mechanisms are performed by the computer and internet. Any types work like filing a document is modified to e-filing, signing a document is customized to e-signing, marketing a product is modified to e-marketing and ticketing, tendering is customized to e-ticketing, e-tendering and so on. It could only be possible by the concept of DSC Online. Class 3 digital signature, Class 2 digital signature and DGFT digital signature are the basic type of DSC. All of these DSC are pre-verified, trusted and issued by the government. Using DSC one can take a part in any auction conducting anywhere in India from anyplace, can get a air or railway ticket, signing a document online, and income tax return filing. The work of ministry of corporate affairs, realtors and importers-exporters and so on are made easy and convenient by the DSC. A person using DSC has no need to do so many paper works for any type of transaction or any type of lengthy paper works in a few minute, and can save his time for another works.

Various DSC providers are available in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, calcutta but Digital Signature Mart is one of the best Digital Signature Provider in India. The Digital Signature Mart is offering all types DSC such as Digital Signature Class 1, Digital Signature Class 2, Digital Signature Class 3, and Digital Signature for DGFT for Import & Expert with a best price for its customers. One can get a DSC services for a time period validity of 2 Years at online service provider of Digital Signature Mart.

Thursday 6 November 2014

Digital Signature Certificates Class 3 For e-Tendering, e-Procurement, And e-Bidding

digital signature certificates Class 3 are issued to Individual or organization for various purposes. Digital signature Certificates Class 3 for individuals is personal certificate that provides highest level of assurance within the RCAI hierarchy setup by CCA ( Controller of Certifying Authorities) in India which is mainly used for e-tendering, e-procurement, and e-bidding.

To participate in the e-tendering process, every vendor is required to use a Digital Signature Certificate Class 3. Digital Signature Certificate Class 3 are issued to individuals, organizations and devices and applicable for personal and commercial use. Typically, they are used for Electronic Data Exchange (EDI), internet banking/broking.

Digital Signature Certificate Class 3 can be used for the following purpose: MCA 21 E-Filling, Income Tax Return Filling, Sign Adobe PDF Document, Sign Microsoft Word Document, Sign Microsoft Excel Document, IRCTC Ticket Booking, E-tendering, DGFT Form Filling, Internet Banking, Organization & Large Corporates.

If you are looking Digital Signature Provider in India offering Class 3 Digital Signature Certificates at best price. e- Digital Signature providing All Types of Digital Signature Certificates At Lowest Rates, For more information you can Visit our website Digital Signature Mart .

What Is Digital Signature & Where can I get a digital signature?

A Digital Signature Certificate - DSC, like hand written signature, establishes the identity of the sender filing the documents through internet which sender cannot revoke or deny. Accordingly, DSC is a digital equivalent of a hand written signature which has an extra data attached electronically to any message or a document. DSC is the digital equivalent of physical or paper certificates. For examples of physical certificates are DL, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver's license identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. A Digital Signature Certificate is normally valid for 1 or 2 years, after which it can be renewed.
What is Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate?
Class 3 DSC is the highest level of digital signature in ways of security. Class 3 DSC ensures secure transactions, transparency. Class 3 DSC comes in two validity’s 1 Years and 2 Years. As per Information Technology Act, DSC for Individuals, Companies and Organizations is mandatory to take part or who wish to take part in e-Tendering, e-Procurement, e-Ticketing, IPO, Patent, and Trademark filing process on various websites in India.

Types of Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate
Class 3 DSC can be obtained by Individual User or Authorized Individual on behalf of Org / Firm / Company. We categories these types as this: Individual User (Class 3A) & Company user (Class 3B). As per Information Technology Act and legal status, Class 3A / Class 3B DSC can be issued in two certificates: Signing Digital Certificate & Encryption Digital Certificate.

What is Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate?
Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is mainly used for e-filing on MCA21 (for ROC) and Income Tax online portals. Other uses include signing a PDF, word or excel file, sign e-mail sent through Outlook etc.

Use of DSC Class 2 - Class 2 DSC for Income Tax e-Filing, for EPFO and for MCA21/ROC e-Filing: e-Filing with Pan Encrypted DSC on the Income Tax e-Filing portal has been made mandatory w.e.f 1st July 2011 for Firms and Individuals whose accounts are required to be audited u/s 44 AB of the Income Tax Act' 1961. For others who do not come under the above category, e-Filing Income Tax returns can be done with Digital Signature Certificates also. If filing is done electronically using digital signature, there is no need to submit a physical copy of the return. Else a physical printed copy of the filled up Form along with the copy of the Provisional Acknowledgement Number of your e-Return has to be submitted. 

Class 2 DSC is used for online submission of transfer claims by Members. Now a member has an option to submit his claim either through his present employer or the previous one. Members can see all such claim requests with ease, verify/correct member details, approve and submit the requests online through this portal. Online submission of claims can be done only with the Digital Signature of the Authorized person of the organization. 

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) under the MCA21 program has made e-filing with DSC mandatory. Class 2 DSC (RCAI Class 2) is the minimum standard DSC required for e-filing on the MCA21 portal. All the authorized signatories of company under MCA21 require Class-2 DSC. Similarly any document filed by Chartered Accountant (CA), Company Secretary (CS), CWA and TAX PRACTIONERS under MCA21 require Class 2 DSC.

What is Digital Signature Certificates DGFT?
A Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) DSC is required to digitally sign any documents in electronic format or for transactions being performed through a web-browser on the Directorate General of Foreign Trade website or portal. It is mainly used by the EXIM (Exporters & Importers) community registered with the DGFT in India.

Where can I get a digital signature?
The Information Technology Act 2000 provides for use of Digital Signature Certificate on the documents submitted in electronic form in order to ensure the security and authenticity of the documents filed electronically. Certification Agencies are appointed by the office of the CCA under the provisions of IT Act 2000. Digital Signature Mart is one of the Best Digital Signature Certificates Agency in India authorized by the e-Mudhra & Capricorn to issue the Digital Signature Certificates.

Friday 31 October 2014

New Docker Engine

Docker has released a new version, Docker Engine 1.3, and has signed a partnership with Microsoft to add the open container technology to the next Windows Server and Azure.

Docker is an open platform that you can use to build, ship, and run distributed applications. It provides a way of using containers, essentially lightweight virtual environments that sit on top of an operating system instance, and let you run an isolated app. The advantage Docker offers is that you can run the same app on different hardware and operating systems.

It consists of the runtime and packaging tool, Docker Engine, and Docker Hub, a cloud service for sharing applications and automating workflows. Until now it has been only available for Linux-based applications.

The Microsoft agreement means Docker Engine will work with the next release of Windows Server, and Docker Hub will integrate directly into Microsoft Azure. Microsoft will now support Docker’s open orchestration APIs, and the companies will collaborate on the multi-Docker container model.

Ben Golub, Docker's CEO says the team has been making significant progress towards enabling multi-container, distributed applications in the past few months, and have also been making progress on other critical capabilities for orchestration including provisioning and managing Docker hosts, creating clusters of Docker hosts, and inter-Docker container networking.

The two companies plan to work with infrastructure tools for multi-container applications like Kubernetes, Mesos, and Helios to provide a uniform Docker interface that provides developers with multi-platform orchestration capabilities making use of Dockerized content from both Linux and Windows.

One thing that’s not clear is the effect this will have on Microsoft Drawbridge, a research project that Microsoft has been working on to provide virtualization for application sandboxing.

Meanwhile, Docker Engine 1.3 has digital signature verification of repos, the ability to spawn a new process inside your Docker container, tuning of container lifecyles, and new security options.

The Digital Signature Verification means the Docker Engine will automatically verify all official repos using digital signatures.
Read more.. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/7912-new-docker-engine.html

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Coming soon: Tamper-proof e-passports to speed up travel

PUNE: The passport division of the ministry of external affairs has initiated the process for the public roll-out of new-age e-passports. The technology will make the document more secure and also substantially reduce the time required by the holder for immigration.

While the look and feel of the passport will remain largely as it is now, an electronic chip, containing identidfication data, will be embedded in its back cover. The necessary procurements have been initiated by India Security Press, Nashik, and the actual change-over to the next-generation passport is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2016.

The e-passport would contain all the data currently given on the second page of the paper-only passports, including photograph, personal and biological data (finger-prints), besides the country's digital signature used to validate the genuineness of the document. The chip can be sealed only once with the signature of the Passport Issuing Authority (PIA), thus making these e-passports virtually tamper-proof.

Read more ... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Coming-soon-Tamper-proof-e-passports-to-speed-up-travel/articleshow/44787302.cms

SignEasy App Review: Signing Documents Made Easy


If you've ever had to sign a stack of documents, you know it's a tedious process that will make anyone shudder. The only thing that's worse than having to sign 20 sheets of a single document, is having to first print out the document, then sign every page, and then scan it back in to send on email. With more and more services now accepting digital signatures, this is getting even more pointless.

SignEasy is a universal iOS app (the same version works on iPad and iPhone) that lets you sign documents without having to print them. These electronic signatures are now accepted by a number of government offices in India; for example, you can do this to file your IT returns.

SignEasy has been around for a while and a recent update brought support for iOS 8 and Touch ID (fingerprint scanner), which means that you can authenticate your signatures using your fingerprint. Before you do that, the first step is to add your signature to the app.

First, tap the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) at the top-left and select Signature & Initials. Now tap Add Signature to get started. You can draw your signature using your fingers or a stylus (whichever you prefer). Hitting another button confirms the signature. You can also draw your initials in a separate tab in the same menu.

There's an undo button, so you can take your time and get this right. The signature can be red, black, or blue, in case there are any rules you need to follow about the colour of the signature.


Once your signature is saved, you can easily add it to documents simply by verifying your thumbprint. The app itself has a pleasant looking blue-white theme, and stored documents are colour coded for easy recognition - original documents have a black icon, drafts are light red, and signed documents are green.

The app lets you import documents (it supports PDF, Word, Excel, Text, Open Office, HTML, Apple Pages, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP formats) from your photo library, email, and from popular cloud storage services such as iCloud, Dropbox, Evernote, Box, OneDrive, and Google Drive. Once imported, the documents show up in the app's main screen. Tap any document to open it and tap the big blue button at the bottom and tap signatures to select your signature.

Up to three people can sign any document using this app, which is very convenient in case you have documents that require witnesses' signatures. Witnesses signatures can be saved, but only for the document you've got open - they aren't saved once you seal the document.

You can choose to pick your saved signature or have up to two others draw their signatures. As a security precaution, signatures are only stored locally on your devices, and not on SignEasy's servers. This does mean that your saved signature can't travel between handsets, but that is a minor inconvenience when compared to the added security. Signed documents are stored on the cloud though. The app also lets you add initials, today's date, custom text, checkmarks and images to the document. That makes the app pretty useful for filing up digital forms as well.
Read more... http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/reviews/signeasy-app-review-signing-documents-made-easy-613390

PM should cancel proposed meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, says Govindacharya

Ahead of the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to India this week, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member K. N. Govindacharya has written a letter addressed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel his proposed meeting with the Facebook CEO.

Govindacharya is fighting a case in the Delhi High Court asking companies like Facebook, Google to establish their servers India, and on business practices of these companies in the country.

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly visiting India this week “to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and take part in a summit to find ways to get more people online–and probably signed up for his website,” according to WallStreetJournal.

Govindacharya alleges that social media companies like Facebook use ‘illegal business practices’ in India, which should be addressed by the Indian government.  He requests PM not only to cancel his proposed meeting, but also to ensure that facebook fulfills legal requirements in India before any agreement of Indian government with Facebook.

DailyBhaskar has a copy of this letter addressed to PM with a copy marked to the National Security Adviser in the current government requesting PM Modi to take action on preventing data going outside India in wake of national security and covering companies like Facebook in the tax ambit.

Please note that in the case W.P.(C) 3672/2012 and CM Nos. 7709/12, 12197/12, 6888/13, K.N. Govindacharya Vs Union of India, the court in an order dated 30 October 2013 said an email policy has to be finalized and allowed "some more time to consult all Ministries before an proper E-mail Policy is finally put in place."

This is important since the Google mail generally used to share documents routs the emails through its servers based outside India, raising security concerns. READ: India's own Email Network to expand to 5 million govt. employees by March 2015

This week he also raised concerns related to the deal with Japanese city of Kyoto to develop Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi. He told to the Economic Times “comparing the two cities is not proper as they are very different in nature. This is where the direction of Kashi's development itself has gone wrong.”

Here are some of the important issues related to Facebook, Govindacharya lists out in his letter to the PM.

1. Not paying taxes worth thousand crores

Facebook has more than 10 crore users in India, which makes it, the social network’s second biggest market in the world. Conservative estimates indicate that Facebook is not paying taxes to the Indian government worth 120 crores.

According to this letter, Govindacharya claims that the UPA Government filed an affidavit on the 10th May 2013 in the court in which it said that the service tax should be collected from the Indian users. But in this direction an action is yet to be taken by the Service Tax Office under the Finance Ministry in India.

Though the Modi government announced Finance Bill 2014 extending the fabric of taxation to Internet companies too, in an affidavit filed on 17th September 2014, Facebook and few other companies have been given a clean chit on this. (Please note that under the Finance Bill 2014, Sale of Space or time on online, mobile ads- Earlier service tax was applicable on only broadcast media. Now service tax will be levied on advertisements on Internet and mobile, according to TaxGuru. Also refer to this letter on changes in Union Budget 2014-2015)

He mentions that based on his request to stop huge amount of use of black money and getting social networks in the ambit of Representation of People Act in October 2013, The Election Commission issued instructions with respect to use of Social Media in Election Campaigning. Read the instructions issued on 25 October 2013 here.

He further raises the concern that Finance Ministry is yet to take steps in the direction to control the flow and exchange of foreign funds.

Govindacharya requests PM to take strict action in the matter.

2. Questioning the basis of Mark Zuckerberg’s India visit

The second important issue raised by the former Sangh ideologue is the related to the Grievance Officer appointed by Facebook, for India. Note that the Grievance officer is located in Ireland.

He points out that according to the affidavit filed by Facebook in the High Court of Delhi, Facebook Inc. is based in US and it does not have any office, representative, or business activities in India, and hence it is not eligible to file any kind of service taxes in India.

Facebook India, which is the company based in India, also says it is a separate entity not related to Facebook Inc. US - it is not a representative of the US based Facebook neither is the India office the office of Facebook Inc. US.

On this basis Govindacharya questions about who is organizing Facebook CEO’s visit in India and which company will implement Facebook’s support to the government on government initiatives.

Please note that in July this year Facebook Chief Operating Officer (COO) visited India and met PM Modi and Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Law and Justice. After a meeting with Sandberg the Minister Shankar Prasad posted, “Prime Minister also wants #Facebook to play greater role in running a nationwide awareness campaign for cleanliness and promoting peace in region,” on his Facebook page.

Govindacharya questions, “if people from Facebook India can organize the visit of Facebook CEO in India, why under Indian laws a Grievance Officer has been appointed in Ireland?"

According to Govindacharya, thousands of young women and children are becoming victims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, drugs, rave parties via the social networks. He requests that Internet companies should be asked to appoint Grievance Officers in India.

3. Why is there a need of e-signature for filing a complaint?

Next issue raised in this letter is the matter related to the need of e-signatures when sending a complaint to Facebook. While Facebook does not require a user to sigh in using e-signature for a free Facebook account, why is there a need to sign a complaint using e-signatures in case a user wants to lodge a complaint with the social network.

Facebook does not allow children below 13 years of age to open an account on the social network, but it does allow above this age limit to open an account. For children between the age of 13 years and 18 years, filing a complaint via email is impossible since in India digital signature could be awarded to people who are above the age of 18 years.

"Please note that Indian law do not permit to us to contract with a minor person (minor is a person who has not completed 18 years of age)" e-Mundra says about issung digital signatures in India. Look at the e-mudhra terms of service page which is a licensed Certifying Authority under the Information Technology Act of India. In India Digital Signature Certificates are issued by the Controller of Certifying Authority and authenticates identity electronically of a person.

Govindacharya points out that facebook is violating the rights of a child to file a complaint with this mandatory provision.

Read more... http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/GAD-govindacharya-writes-to-pm-modi-about-mark-zuckerberg-proposed-meeting-with-pm-4769635-NOR.html

Thursday 16 October 2014

HP to remove digital signature that code-signed malware

HP will take a digital certificate out of commission as of Oct. 21 after Symantec discovered it had been used to cryptographically sign (code-sign) malware in May 2010, according to a report by Brian Krebs.

The certificate was used to code-sign software shipped with HP products back then. Meant to instill confidence in the security of a component, the code-signing certificates are coveted by attackers who use them to make malware appear to be legitimate software. Symantec found what appeared to be an HP signature on a four-year-old trojan that may have been included in software, then eventually signed by one of HP's digital certificates.
The company began alerting clients that it would be revoking the certificate later this month.

Friday 19 September 2014

Digital Signature Laws in India

Digital signature is electronically generated and can be used to make sure the veracity and legitimacy of data. The dawn of information technology revolutionized the whole world, India is not an exception to it; as technological activism is the social behavior in India.

IT Act Provisions Related to Digital Signature

Section 3 of IT Act, made the provision for it as: Authentication of electronic records.-

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature.

In IT Act, chapter 3 related to electronic governance, sections 4 and 5 are quite relevant.

Section 4 made the provision for Legal recognition of electronic records — where any law provides that information or any other matter shall be in writing, typewritten or printed form then not-withstanding anything contained in such law, given requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such information or matter is—

(a) rendered or made available in an electronic form; and

(b) accessible so as to be usable for a subsequent reference

Section 5 Legal recognition of [electronic signatures] — where law provides that information or any other matter shall be authenticated by affixing the signature or any document should be signed or bear the signature of any person then, notwithstanding anything contained in such law, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied, if such information or matter is authenticated by means of [electronic signatures] affixed in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.



Digital Signature Vs. Digital Certificate

Digital signatures are based on three pointers for authentication – Privacy, Non repudiation and Integrity in the virtual world, while the objectives of digital certificate are the authentication of documents, and bind the person who is putting the digital signature, which based on public key cryptography requires two separate keys, as secret and public. However, both the keys are linked together, one key encrypts the plain text, and another decrypts the cipher text, and neither key can perform both the functions. The other difference is digital signature is an electronic process of signing an electronic document while a Digital Certificate is a computer based record which is the identification of certifying agency or the identity of subscriber

Digital Signature Vs. Electronic Signature

The Information Technology Amendment Bill 2006, replaces the word “Digital” with the word “Electronic” at several places in the principal act, which creates a slight difference between the two, electronic signature is wide in nature, while the digital signature is one of the many kinds of electronic signature.

Section 2(ta) “electronic signature” means authentication of any electronic record by a subscriber by means of an electronic technique specified in the second schedule and includes digital signature and section 2(p) defined “Digital Signature Certificate” means a Digital Signature Certificate issued Under sub-section (4) of section 35.

The Indian Evidence Act and Digital Signature

After the IT Act 2000, it was necessary to make an applicable amendment in the Indian Evidence act, to make it compatible.

Section 3 in the definition of “Evidence”, for the words “all documents produced for the inspection of the Court”, the word “all document including electronic records produced for the inspection of the Court”

Section 47A, says when the court has to form an opinion as to the digital signature or any person, the opinion of the certifying authority which has issued the Digital Signature Certificate is a relevant fact. It means while drawing the conclusion, court gives the weight of the digital signature as a relevant fact.

Further 67A proof as to digital signature – except in the case of a secure digital signature, if the digital signature of any subscriber is alleged to have been affixed to an electronic record the fact that such digital signature is the digital signature of the subscriber must be proved.

Section 85B exhibits the positive presumption as  Presumption as to electronic records and digital signatures.- (1) In any proceedings involving a secure electronic record, the Court shall presume unless contrary is proved, that the secure electronic record has not been altered since the specific point of time to which the secure status relates.

Indian Penal Code

Section 464 Making a false document: A person is said to make a false document or false electronic record—

First — who dishonestly or fraudulently-
  • Makes or transmits any electronic record or part of any electronic record;
  • affixes any [electronic signature] on any electronic record;makes any mark denoting the execution of a document or the authenticity of the  [electronic signature],

with the intention of causing it to be believed that such a document or a part of document, electronic record or  [electronic signature] was made, signed, sealed, executed, transmitted or affixed by or by the authority of a person by whom or by whose authority he knows that it was not made, signed, sealed, executed or affixed; or

Secondly —Who, without lawful authority, dishonestly or fraudulently, by cancellation or otherwise, alters a document or an electronic record in any material part thereof, after it has been made, executed or affixed with  [electronic signature] either by himself or by any other person, whether such person be living or dead at the time of such alteration; or

Thirdly —Who dishonestly or fraudulently causes any person to sign, seal, execute or alter a document or an electronic record or to affix his  [electronic signature] on any electronic record knowing that such person by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication cannot, or that by reason of deception practiced upon him, he does not know the contents of the document or electronic record or the nature of the alteration.]

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Digital Signature Certificates are issued under Sub Section 4 of Section 35 of the IT Act

New Delhi: The Controller of Certifying Authorities suspended three digital certificates issued by the National Informatics Centre Certifying Authority (NIC-CA) to prevent their misuse, Parliament was informed.
Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs) are issued by Certifying Authorities for electronic authentication of users, Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Lok Sabha. The Controller of Certifying Authorities, which is appointed under the Information Technology Act, 2000, licences Certifying Authorities to issue Digital Signature Certificates. Digital Signature Certificates are issued under Sub Section 4 of Section 35 of the IT Act and they facilitate e-commerce and e-filing of documents through authentication of users and their transactions, he added. "Three certificates issued to NIC-CA were suspended by CCA (Controller of Certifying Authorities. The unauthorised certificates that had been issued, were revoked by the NIC-CA. This was done to prevent misuse," Prasad said.

The incident has been investigated and the findings suggest that the perpetrators made an electronic intrusion in to the CA systems from outside India, he added. "NIC-CA has been asked to revamp their infrastructure from all aspects -- technical, physical and procedural," Prasad said. Besides, an advisory has been issued to all Certifying Authorities to examine and wherever necessary, strengthen security controls in the infrastructure used for Digital Signature Certificates issuance, the Minister added.
Last month, Google and Microsoft had complained about the unauthorised Digital Signature Certificates issued by NIC-CA. Google in a blog post had said: "On Wednesday, July 2, we became aware of unauthorised digital certificates for several Google domains. "The certificates were issued by NIC of India, which holds several intermediate CA certificates trusted by the Indian Controller of Certifying Authorities (India CCA)." Similarly, Microsoft said it is aware of improperly issued SSL certificates that could be used in attempts to spoof content or perform phishing attacks. "SSL certificates were improperly issued by NIC, which operates subordinate CAs under root CAs operated by Government of India's Controller of Certifying Authorities, which are CAs present in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities Store," it added.

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Friday 25 July 2014

E-filing of ITR: Taxpayers To Get Digital Signature

To avoid the hassle of sending a printed copy of the e-file return by post, the department of income tax has decided to enter the premises of the digital signature for taxpayers. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to implement the new mechanism before the end of the next financial year to March 2015.

CBDT will contact the Union ministries of law and communications and information technology to establish the requirements of the position and the legal technology to new protocols for e-returns-ITRV-is operationalized.

A digital signature verifies the identity of the sender and is created by paying a fee that requires periodic renewal. Therefore, this is perceived as a burden on the salaried class and other small taxpayers.

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Thursday 3 July 2014

What is Digital Signature ?

A electronic signature (digital signature) is a mathematical scheme to demonstrate the authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe that the message was created by a known sender, so that the sender can not deny having sent the message (authentication and non-repudiation) and that the message has not been altered in transit (integrity). Digital signatures are commonly used for software distribution, financial transactions, and in other cases where it is important to detect forgery or tampering.

Digital signatures are often used to implement electronic signatures, a broad term that refers to electronic data that carries the intent of a firm, but not all electronic signatures use digital signatures. In some countries, including the United States, India, Brazil, and members of the European Union, electronic signatures have legal value.

Digital signatures use a type of asymmetric cryptography. For messages sent through an insecure channel, properly implemented digital signature gives the receiver reason to believe the message was sent by the claimed sender. Digital signatures are equivalent to traditional handwritten signatures in many respects, but properly implemented digital signatures are more difficult to forge than the handwritten type. Digital signature schemes in the sense used here are cryptographically based, and must be implemented properly to be effective. Digital signatures can also provide non-repudiation, which means that the signer can not successfully claim that did not sign a message, while also claiming their private key remains secret; In addition, some non-repudiation systems offer a time stamp for the digital signature, so even if the private key is exposed, the signature is valid. Digitally signed messages may be anything representable as a bitstring: examples include electronic mail, contracts, or a message sent via some other cryptographic protocol.

A digital signature scheme typically consists of three algorithms:

  1. A generation algorithm that selects a private key uniformly at random from a set of possible private keys key way. The algorithm outputs the private key and a corresponding public key.
  2. A signing algorithm that, given a message and a private key, produces a signature.
  3. A signature verification algorithm that, given a message, public key and a signature, either accepts or rejects the claim that the message for authenticity.
Two main properties are required. First, the authenticity of a signature generated from a fixed message and fixed private key can be verified using the corresponding public key. Secondly, it must be computationally infeasible to generate a valid signature for a game without knowing the private key of that party.

The applications of digital signature

As organizations move away from paper documents with ink signatures or seals of authenticity, digital signatures can provide additional guarantees of evidence for the origin, identity and status of an electronic document, as well as recognition of consent informed and approval by a signatory. The Government Printing Office of the United States (GPO) publishes electronic versions of the budget, public and private laws, and bills with digital signature. Universities including Penn State, the University of Chicago and Stanford publish electronic student transcripts with digital signatures.

Below are some common reasons for applying a digital signature to communications:
Authentication-Although messages may often include information about the entity sending a message, that information may not be accurate. Digital signatures can be used to authenticate the source of messages. When ownership of a digital signature secret key is bound to a specific user, a valid signature shows that the message was sent by that user.

Integrity-In many cases, the sender and recipient of a message may have a need for confidence that the message has not been altered during transmission. Although encryption hides the contents of a message, it may be possible to change an encrypted message without understanding it.

No-repudiation Non-repudiation, or more specifically the non-repudiation of origin is an important aspect of the digital signature. For this property, an entity that has entered some information can not deny at a later time signing. Similarly, access to the public key not only allow the fraudulent party to fake a valid signature.

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