1. What's covered
• You can renew your existing DSC for a 1-year or 2-year validity.
• The renewal process is paperless, fast, and handled completely online.
2. Why renew your DSC?
• Your current DSC is expiring; renewing extends its validity.
• A continuous DSC is important for compliance processes like e-filing GST, MCA, Income Tax, and e-Tendering.
• Renewal ensures ongoing authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation through a trusted certificate authority.
3. Renewal validity options
Typically, you can renew for:
• 1 year
• 2 years
(Some providers offer up to 3 years, depending on requirements.)
4. Renewal process (usually online and automated)
1. Log in to your DSC account.
2. Choose your user type: Individual or Organization.
3. Select the required certificate type (e.g., signature only, or signature + encryption).
4. Pick your desired validity period.
5. Proceed to payment.
6. Perform identity verification, which may include online (Aadhaar/PAN based) or token based validation.
7. Download the renewed certificate.
Steps may vary slightly depending on your Certifying Authority (e.g., eMudhra, DigitalSignatureMart).