Aadhaar KYC or E-KYC
A paperless Know Your Customer (KYC) process, where the Identity and Address of an individual are confirmed electronically through Aadhaar Offline XML to issue Digital Signature Certificate.
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It can be treated as an option to current KYC process which is done on the basis of physical photocopies of the original documents (ID proof and Address proof).
Benefits Of Aadhaar KYC or EKYC
According to Identity Verification Guidelines of CCA, the regular Aadhaar KYC process needs paper documents to be submitted, which should include the attestation by the Authorized signatory. Afterwards, a Mobile verification should be carried by CA, Video Verification and Email Verification of the signer, following the details provided in the application form.
Aadhaar EKYC helps in making minimum hassles and the delays of attestations and other verification. Through guaranteeing faster processing and issuance of Digital Signature Certificate.
Requirements For Aadhaar KYC Or EKYC
To perform Aadhaar eKYC, the signer compulsorily need to have an Aadhaar and Mobile linked to it.
Why do I need a Digital Signature Certificate?
A Digital Signature Certificate confirms your identity electronically. which provides you with a high level of security for your online transactions by guaranteeing absolute privacy of the information corresponded using a digital certificate. You can use certificates to encrypt data so that only the intended recipient can read it. You can digitally sign data to ensure the recipient that it has not been changed in transit, and also verify your individuality as the sender of the message.
Where all can I use Digital Signature Certificates?
You can use Digital Signature Certificates in the given below sectors:
- To secure email and web-based transactions, or to identify other participants of Web transactions.
- To confirm possession of a domain name and establish SSL/ TLS encrypted secured sittings between your website and the user for web-based transactions.
- For a developer, for proving authorship of a code and preserving honesty of the shared software programs.
- To sign web forms, e-tendering data, filing income tax returns, to obtain membership-based websites automatically without entering a user name and password etc.