- The entity must have a Digital Signature Certificate (Class II or Class III) from any of the licensed Certifying Authorities specified below for the purpose of digitally signing the application and the files uploaded online.
- The Digital Signature Certificate can be procured from the following Certifying Authorities.Click Here to know list of DSC currently empanelled under Online PAN verification facility.
- The entity desirous of opting for 'API' based facility, need to procure Signature Certificates as described below :
1) Document Signer Certificate - Issued in soft format i.e. pfx format
2) Digital Signature Certificate - Issued in physical format i.e. e-token (hardware device)
Brief detail of e-Tokens tested using Java code & Dot net code on different operating systems are placed in table below:
| e-Token | Java code | DOT NET Code |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | Operating system : 32-bit Windows 7 and 64-bit SUSE Linux 11 |
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| Gemalto/Moser Baer e-Pass | Operating system : 32-bit Windows 7 | |
| WatchData | Operating system : 32-bit Windows 8 and Windows 7 |
Note: The compatibility of e-token is highly dependent on the hosted client infrastructure setup.
- The digital certificate must be in the name of the applicant. An authorisation letter by the applicant should be provided on the letterhead of the applicant to Protean.
Note :-
In order to use the new components for digital signing and verification, Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) based users are required to comply with the following pre-requisites with respect to the system configuration of the client machines :
- Windows XP Professional service Pack 3 , Windows 7,Windows 8
- Oracle JAVA (32-bit) 1.6 update 29 or above till java 1.8 update 66
- I.E. browser version 7,8,9,10 and 11
- SafeNet e-Token drivers used should be the latest (if applicable)