Description

509 Certificate Policy for India PKI published by Controller of Certifying Authorities, e-Mudhra issues 3 classes of Certificates, namely: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. Each class of digital signature certificate is associated with specific security features and corresponds to a specific level of trust.

Class 1 Certificates: These are issued to individual/private subscribers and are used to confirm that the user’s name and email contact details from the clearly defined subject lie within the database of the certifying authority.

Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. … Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove one’s identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally.