Common use of DSC providers for Private firms Clause in Contracts

DSC providers for Private firms. a) A licensed Certifying Authority (CA) issues the digital signature. Certifying Authority (CA) means the authority that has been granted a license to issue a digital signature certificate under Section 24 of the Indian IT-Act 2000. b) The vendors like TCS (xxx.xxx-xx.xxx.xx.xx), Sify, MTNL, nCode (xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx), e-Mudhra (xxx.x-xxxxxx.xxx) are issuing DSC’s for bidders. c) The time taken by Certifying Authorities to issue a DSC may vary from three to seven days.