Digital Signature Certificate for ICEGATE
Digital Signature for the usages in ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI Gateway). ICEGATE is the gateway for the users of Indian Customs EDI system where all the Individuals, trade partners and Govt. Agencies can use digital signature certificate for document filing and data sharing, under the Customs Business Process for administrative or analytical purposes, through SFTP in an automated environment.
It does provide Remote EDI Services (RES) to the trade and industry for filing documents, data exchange, e-payment, status inquiry, document tracking, query-reply, etc. Also, to overcome the challenges such as impersonation of Identity of the registered user, alteration of credentials, tracing the identity of users, or sometimes the misuses of credibility, there was an urgent need to implement digital signature for the documents.
However, to avoid any such above mentioned frauds and risks, it is recommended to get the Class 3 Digital signature certificate ICEGATE. This certificate will help your business to get the digital recognition as well.
Advantages of Using Digital Signature in ICEGATE
- Authentication – Apply through online These signatures are basically accustomed authenticate the source of messages. The ownership of a digital signature key’s sure to a selected user and thus a legitimate signature shows that the message was sent by that user.
- Integrity – With Digital certificates it are often ascertained that the message has not been altered during transmission. Digital Signatures provide this feature by using cryptographic message digest functions
- Non-Repudiation – Digital signatures make sure that the sender who has signed the knowledge cannot at a later time deny having signed it. just in case of legal issues user are often held responsible for documents received from him.
- Tracking –A digitally signed document can easily be tracked and located during a short amount of your time.
- Environment friendless – By implementing a Digital signature for ICEGATE, lot of paper are often saved, which successively may reduce the amount of trees which are cut for creating the paper.
Get Digital Signature certificate for eTenders/eProcurement/eBidding/eAuction Online Within 10 Minutes.
For companies who engage in or want to participate in tendering processes, run either by the government or by other private companies, applying for a DSC is indispensable. A DSC not only acts a medium for e-Tendering, it makes the process transparent and effortless.
Under the Information Technology Act, it is legally incumbent for all e-procurement processes to have a Digital Signature Certificate. Another great advantage is that with documents being uploaded centrally, receipts are promptly available. If you are handling paper documents on the other hand, you must scan and verify them before forwarding them for processing.
With greater popularity and recognition accorded to e-Procurement, an improved transparency now marks the system. Other advantages of using DSC in E-tendering is that it helps overcome physical boundaries, significantly bringing down the costs involved and helps the bidder keep in step with rapidly changing technology.
A class 3 DSC is essential, for any organization looking to apply for any Government e-Tender. Note :The DSC must be registered only under the name of person authorized for online submission of e-Tenders.
