In order to apply for a Digital Certificate, you
will need to complete an online enrollment form and generate a cryptographic key pair on your machine or Smart Card / USB Token.
Go to Step-1 or click the Enroll link at the top of the page
to generate your Certificate Request.
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Read the Enrollment Checklist carefully
Ensure that all the system requirements are fulfilled before proceeding.
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Complete the Certificate Enrollment form
1.
Certificate Class =
Class 2 Certificate
2.
Certificate Type =
Signing Certificate
(Single Key Pair)
3.
Do you have a certificate request already generated? = No
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4. Enter the contents of your Digital Certificate
Enter all your personal/organization details exactly as you would like them to appear on
your certificate.Please note that once your request is generated, these details cannot be
changed.
Given the legal significance of digital certificates, please ensure that all information
provided is factually correct.
Common Name = Full Name of the applicant (Example - Anish K. Srivastava)
E-mail Address = Your E-mail Address (Example - Anish@atc.tcs.co.in)
Organization = Organization Name (Example - Tata Consultancy Services)
Organization Unit = Organization Unit/Division (Example - Marketing Division)
Locality/ City = (Example - Mumbai)
State = (Example - Maharashtra)
Note:
- It is extremely important that you provide a valid e-mail address during enrollment. All correspondence related to your Digital Certificate, including your Authentication PIN (required for downloading your certificate), will be sent to this address. Entering
an invalid/incorrect e-mail address will result in failure to download your certificate.
- If you plan to use your certificate for digitally signing e-mails, please ensure that the e-mail address you provide here matches
with the e-mail address that you plan to use for sending signed messages.
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5.
Select Cryptographic Service
Provider = Microsoft Enhanced
Cryptographic Provider
Note:
The Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) is the software that generates the
cryptographic keys for your digital certificate. These keys form the basis of your
digital identity and will be used for digital signing and encryption operations.
The Indian IT
Act stipulates that you
use 1024 bit length keys.
In case your browser does
not support 1024 bit keys,
your browser has to be
updated with the relevant
patches.
At this point, please review all entries in the online form. If everything is correct, click Generate Request to generate your Certificate Request.
On successful completion of
Certificate request and key pair generation, you will
be issued a Request Number.
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Print this Certificate Enrollment Form / Letter of Authority
and send a duly signed copy to the MSTC Limited - Registration Authority Click here for our contact details.
Note: If you do not have a printer
attached to the system,
save the Certificate Enrollment Form by clicking
the Save button.
To process and legalize your Certificate Request you need to send the signed copy of
your Certificate Enrollment Form to the MSTC Limited - Registration Authority.
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