Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for Retail Internet Banking (RIB) FAQs

Digital Signature Certificate registration process for Retail Internet Banking customers.

Step 1: Login to Internet Banking.

Step 2: Go to My Profile > Register Digital Signature Certificate on the left side.

Step 3: Accept the Terms & Conditions and Click ‘Request OTP’ button.

Step 4: Authenticate the registration process by providing the OTP sent on your registered mobile number.

Step 5: Select the Certificate and Click ‘Sign’.

Step 6: Input the digital certificate password for authenticating the digital certificate.

Step 7: You have successfully registered with the digital certificate.

The digital certificate registered will be displayed under the ‘Registration’ page. To replace the certificate, you may follow the above steps again.

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Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Examples of physical certificates are drivers' licences, passports or membership cards.

Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver's licence identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove your identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally.

You have to procure the DSC from the CA. The process of Digital Certificate procurement is available with the certifying authorities like e-Mudhra, Safescrypt etc. The detailed list of licenced CAs along with their contact information is available on the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) portal (www.cca.gov.in).

After procurement of the DSC, the certificate can be downloaded in to the hard token or can be installed to the PC / laptop. Make sure the token drivers are installed on your system as guided by your Certified Authority.

Please visit Register Now for the detailed Digital Signature Registration process.

ICICI Bank RIB supports Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 types of DSCs.

Class 1 Certificates shall be issued to individuals/private subscribers. These certificates will confirm that user's name (or alias) and e-mail address form an unambiguous subject within the Certifying Authorities database.

Class 2 Certificates will be issued for both business personnel and private individuals use. These certificates will confirm that the information in the application provided by the subscriber does not conflict with the information in well-recognised consumer databases.

Class 3 Certificate will be issued to individuals as well as organisations. As these are high assurance certificates, primarily intended for e-commerce applications, they shall be issued to individuals only on their personal (physical) appearance before the Certifying Authorities.

You will have to deregister the DSC. To deregister, you will need to call our Customer Care. After successful validation of your credentials, the Digital Certificate will be deregistered.

• Compatible Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Windows 7
• Compatible Browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above

Yes. Once you have registered DSC, you will need it every time you log in to Internet Banking website. This provides an additional layer of security for your online banking transactions.

In case the User chooses to use the Digital Signature Certificate option to access Retail Internet Banking (RIB), he / she will not be permitted to access the Retail Internet Banking (www.icicibank.com) on mobile and also the mobile banking site (m.icicibank.com).

Once DSC is activated

• User enters User ID and Password and clicks on the login button.
• If enabled for DSC, a window will appear to verify the credentials of the digital certificate.

(User has to either install a digital certificate on his/her PC/Laptop or plug-in a hardware device having a certificate.)

Digital Signatures are legally admissible in a Court of Law, as provided under the provisions of IT Act-2000.

DSC provides an additional level of safety and security for online banking transactions by digitally verifying the financial transactions and encrypting the information such that only intended parties can read it.

A licenced Certifying Authority (CA) issues the digital signature certificate. CA is a person who has been granted a licence to issue a DSC under Section 24 of the Indian IT-Act 2000.

The list of licenced CAs along with their contact information is available on the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) portal (www.cca.gov.in).

Please visit Deregister Now for the detailed deregistration process of digital certificate.