User talk:EHASTAKSHAR

Digital Signature Certificate (Indian Name eHastakshar).

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) is govt., organization in INDIA to manage the Certifying Authorities (CA's).

About CCA:

As per Section 18 of The Information Technology Act, 2000 provides the required legal sanctity to the digital signatures based on asymmetric cryptosystems. The digital signatures are now accepted at par with handwritten signatures and the electronic documents that have been digitally signed are treated at par with paper documents.

The IT Act provides for the Controller of Certifying Authorities(CCA) to license and regulate the working of Certifying Authorities. The Certifying Authorities (CAs) issue digital signature certificates for electronic authentication of users.

The Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) has been appointed by the Central Government under section 17 of the Act for purposes of the IT Act. The Office of the CCA came into existence on November 1, 2000. It aims at promoting the growth of E-Commerce and E- Governance through the wide use of digital signatures.

The Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) has established the Root Certifying Authority (RCAI) of India under section 18(b) of the IT Act to digitally sign the public keys of Certifying Authorities (CA) in the country. The RCAI is operated as per the standards laid down under the Act.

The CCA certifies the public keys of CAs using its own private key, which enables users in the cyberspace to verify that a given certificate is issued by a licensed CA. For this purpose it operates, the Root Certifying Authority of India(RCAI). The CCA also maintains the Repository of Digital Certificates, which contains all the certificates issued to the CAs in the country.

List of Certifying Authorities (CCA's) in INDIA:

1. Safescrypt CA: India's First Licensed Certifying Authority. First date of Licence grant is 5th Feb, 2002. 2. e-Mudhra CA: First date of Licence grant is 07 th Nov, 2008. 3. Capricorn CA: First date of Licence grant is 16th May, 2016. 4. Verasys CA: First date of Licence grant is 23 July 2018. 5. PantaSign CA: First date of Licence grant is 25th February 2020.

List of Registration Authority (RA) in INDIA:

1. eHastakshar (RA): eHastakshar RA (Registration Authority) is associated with the licensed CAs (Certifying Authorities) eMudhra CA, Verasys CA, Pantasign CA, Capricorn CA & Sify Safescrypt CA to provide the Digital Signature Certificate or DSC for various purposes.

2. DSC Wizard (RA): DSC Wizard RA (Registration Authority) is associated with the licensed CAs (Certifying Authorities) Verasys CA to provide the Digital Signature Certificate or DSC for various purposes.

3. DSC GURU (RA): DSC GURU RA (Registration Authority) is associated with the licensed CAs (Certifying Authorities) Pantasign CA to provide the Digital Signature Certificate or DSC for various purposes.