This document provides detailed instructions for installing and registering a digital signature certificate (DSC) using a .pfx file, which is crucial for tax-related registrations on the TRACES platform. It outlines necessary requirements, installation steps, setting security levels, and potential errors during the registration process. Specific notes highlight that the features and prompts may vary depending on browser settings and that proper PAN association is necessary for successful registration.

1. e-Tutorial
Digital Signature
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2. Install Digital Signature certificate
PFX file
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3. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate
Requirement for installing of Digital signature certificate :
• Valid Digital Signature should be obtained from Third Party Vendor.
• Only class 2 or class 3 digital Signature certificate is allowed for the purpose of
registration on TRACES.
• Digital Signature certificate PFX file stored in the CD media or hard disk.
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4. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate
Click on the
‘Install PFX’
Select .PFX
file
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5. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate
Click on Next
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6. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Click on
Next
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7. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Enter Valid Password, allotted
by third party vendor who
has issued pfx file of digital
signature.
Click on
Next
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8. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Select Ist
Option
Click on
Next
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9. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Click on
Finish
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10. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Click on ‘Set
Security Level’
Note : Feature is browser specific, depends on security settings set by admin and on
the security level set in internet options. Since, user will be asked to provide the
private key while installing the certificate, browser may not ask for key again.
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11. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate(contd.)
Enter Password to set high security
level and confirm Password. The same
will be asked at the time of registration
of digital signature.
Note : Feature is browser specific, depends on security settings set by admin and on
the security level set in internet options. Since, user will be asked to provide the
private key while installing the certificate, browser may not ask for key again.
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12. Steps of Installation of Digital Signature Certificate
Click on ‘OK’
Click on
‘OK’
Note : Feature is browser specific, depends on security settings set by admin and on
the security level set in internet options. Since, user will be asked to provide the
private key while installing the certificate, browser may not ask for key again.
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13. Register Digital Signature
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14. Steps of Register Digital Signature
Select
‘Profile’ tab
Select ‘Digital
Signature under
‘Signature’ tab
Click on ‘
Register DSC’
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15. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
The applet window will display
PAN of authorized person. Digital
signature certificate PFX file must
be for the same PAN.
Web signer
applet
window will
appear
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16. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Select Digital
signature certificate
.pfx file for the same
PAN mentioned in
the applet window.
Click on
‘Register’
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17. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Enter ‘Password’
which was set at
the time of
installing the
certificate
Click on
‘OK’
Note : Feature is browser specific and depend on the security level set in internet
options
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18. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Certificate details are displayed
in a modal dialog window for
the certificate selected during
registration process
Click on ‘OK’
to successfully
complete
registration
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19. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Digital Signature is registered
successfully against PAN of
authorised person and success
message is displayed
Note : User can view certificate details registered by clicking on the hyperlink by
navigating to ‘Signature’ tab or click on “Re-Register” button to re-register digital
signature certificate using the same process
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20. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Error message will pop up indicating PAN
validation mismatch if user selects
incorrect digital signature certificate PFX
file ( not associated with the same PAN)
and will not be allowed to proceed.
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21. Steps of Register Digital Signature (contd.)
Cick on Signature tab
and view certificate
detail
User can re-register the
new digital signature by
clicking here.
Note : In case user tries to register / re-register with a digital signature certificate which
is already registered before, an error message is displayed on the screen : “Certificate
selected is already registered
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22. Steps of Register Digital Signature
•When certificate registered is about to expire, a prompt will be shown on the screen
intimating the user regarding expiry of DSC. (“Your certificate will expire in ‘n’ days”).
• If certificate registered earlier, has expired then previous certificate details will not be
shown to user. Instead, digital signature registration screen will be displayed with
“Register DSC” button for initiation of fresh DSC registration.
•In case certificate used has been revoked by certain Certifying Authority and Certificate
Revocation List maintained on the server has been updated with the corresponding
crl(certificate revoking list) file, user shall not be allowed to register revoked certificate
on TRACES. Error message will be displayed while registration.
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