{"id":90203,"date":"2026-08-24T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/learn\/?p=90203"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:16:13","slug":"how-to-register-dsc-on-new-income-tax-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/how-to-register-dsc-on-new-income-tax-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Digital Signature Certificate on the Income Tax Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The e-filing users require a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) to sign the income tax returns, forms and other places where authentication of the user on the electronic document is required. Hence, DSC serves as a proof of identity for an individual or an organisation for online purposes.<\/p>\n<p>A Digital Signature Certificate is mandatory for certain taxpayers or to avail some services. The companies and political parties have to e-verify their income tax return through the digital signature certificate. Also, the persons whose books of accounts require a tax audit should e-verify their income tax returns. For others, it is optional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Register Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) service on new income tax portal<\/h2>\n<p>The registered taxpayers of the new e-filing portal can perform the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register their DSC<\/li>\n<li>Re-register DSC when registered DSC has expired\/not expired<\/li>\n<li>Register DSC of Principal Contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The taxpayers who wish to use their DSC must re-register their DSC on the new income tax portal. Due to technical reasons, the DSC registered on the old e-filing portal will not be migrated to the new e-filing portal of income tax.<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites for registration of DSC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The taxpayer should be registered at the e-filing portal with a valid user ID and password.<\/li>\n<li>Plugin the DSC USB token<\/li>\n<li>The DSC USB token should be a class 2 or class 3 certificate<\/li>\n<li>The DSC should be active and not expired<\/li>\n<li>DSC should not be revoked<\/li>\n<li>Download and install the emsigner utility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to download the emsigner utility<\/h2>\n<p>Downloading the emsigner utility is necessary before registration of DSC. Follow the below steps to download the emsigner utility:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Go to the income tax e-filing portal at www.incometax.gov.in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Click on the \u2018Downloads\u2019 tab from the top.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/8WeW1IiK5mFXU1ahdVPLGQow-8Im34tIpkfoHd1W965Q6g0pdha41Si_YZNgFEBEE9xZPgEM2qauk_fCi0OQQzxNzcpHpiUzXXO7jZKpIKKgpR2KrY59XdFIG1w2ljG8Saavg_hT\" alt=\"Income tax portal home page\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Click on \u2018DSC Management Utility\u2019 in the left pane.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/JBpxnGZbhk0RLaUwx_9zqmUjCzItWqhz8JYYmVwl8DuuE6I_yf2bozwhdUYkKMyYkXIT3Xx59tGh_6c-tULZuJ1NQT83Dre0Qh4x3fYy0ja7oX5RnTVvYUiPc97wcTvlmqPvZiun\" alt=\"Downloads page\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Click on the link \u2018Utility (emBridge)\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Xwyw3SM0CdHdO1w7Rui2wQB_oGttpWxSRqG1Y4c8o3SsUujVt0uf7q-SITgLvX8LQbSh53W8SOD5hSeCqyMtj8S--K_tdfj1C99mwnqUycRG-FSdOu1QcBHg_vM10K43xP5MFK7o\" alt=\"click on emsigner utility link\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: The utility will start downloading. After the download is complete, install it.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to register DSC in the new e-filing portal<\/h2>\n<p>Follow the steps to know how to register DSC on the new e-filing portal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Log in to the new e-filing portal at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incometax.gov.in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.incometax.gov.in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Go to \u2018My Profile\u2019 from the dashboard.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Rrn_GhKmxZIXcZEq6KXpX1-UyT-sfdAFFBrcKPMALSub9TgREqdEelpUHY2IVwYerTEmycgSEoZCyxIey0Y5uT7jeFBfsLYqiny8WHpyKy9YD201bf6yl4xh92xYER61bk1wuoR9\" alt=\"My profile screen\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Click on \u2018Register DSC\u2019 on the left.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/HQouUEE3r8ffSbtMcWTLFj8ujuGfQOlR5N6-QJmA0tqPELDiAulPUBm9E13RN4G2KWV38ymI13JSED_utkHv01nuGj0gXI7f6dxSNEwQLlQH1mwcFtjVJNn16H842FxCEwPobvu8\" alt=\"Register DSC in my profile\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Enter the email ID linked with the DSC token. Select \u2018I have downloaded and installed emsigner utility\u2019 and click on the \u2018Continue\u2019 button.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/iikK_ZwFG_nNEt-dtVMNAahI81UnHzqVCa_X6dH3Sh4NA2cTHmOQUK2BLLqiUHELcZnZeXDbJqak3NMyhqShtsEj1E7k3g3H_MOIhjlpzPUpzK47IzI6h22Prtx6-bhoZx_ArKod\" alt=\"Register DSC screen for details\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your DSC is expired, it will display \u2013 \u2018Your registered DSC has already expired. Please re-register a valid DSC\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to re-register an unexpired DSC, click on \u2018View\u2019 to view the details or click on \u2018Update\u2019 to update the same.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to register the DSC with the principal contact, enter the email ID of the principal contact registered at the e-filing portal and proceed to register DSC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: Select the \u2018Provider\u2019 and \u2018Certificate\u2019 from the dropdown and enter the \u2018provider password\u2019. Click on the \u2018Sign\u2019 button.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/rfra2zoJ4iMHh-f7_oKqlurNHjCT-EpS5VSd4bBxs6aE_a-TZ0MfL2K3iu9PwOU0noD7rYgqXghOzdXc2eQFn9BlTBqFuWo8yVtxZxPDbJxtEHc0yXJKLlPBA5XF-s6x8w4jdaWS\" alt=\"Register DSC for detials\"><\/figure>\n<p>It will display a success message on the successful registration of DSC.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/LNOtZV5zmAq5YPMEJvGOMyMxZQe9qJx3491qdcT4GwnT7J2QITkM45hjeWNiBlBEIaGyS3faf376dm2MmvIdjuISQphC-grvj3uHBuVmSUmO_Q_RlxRSq2Vn70xkYpcnR-318Oil\" alt=\"DSC successfully registered\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Need a certificate, or a working one<\/h2>\n<p>We issue and renew Class 3 certificates and register them against the right PAN and TAN. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/digital-signature-certificate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital signature certificate service<\/a>, and our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com\/learn\/sign-with-digital-signature-for-tds-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing TDS returns<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.taxaj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Procedures and thresholds change. This article is general information, not advice on a specific matter; please confirm the current position before acting.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registering a Class 3 DSC against your PAN on the income tax e-filing portal: the prerequisites, the emsigner utility, the step-by-step process, and the PAN-mismatch error that causes most failures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-income-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90203"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90215,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203\/revisions\/90215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}