Electronic signature - actual instrument business. It will certify and protect information about the physical or legal entity on any digital documentation. The signature is used in commercial purposes and to get public services.

Electronic signature for public services - where to get?

EDS creation is free. Pay media required . The price of a USB drive is 1400 rubles.

Contact the Certification Authority (CA) to purchase a certificate and an electronic signature key.

A personal appeal of citizens to the customer service office of PJSC will help to make an EDS Rostelecom.

After receiving the USB stick, the owner uses various services on the state portal, which require special identification.

Those who are going to receive a digital document from an authorized center do not have to register on the State Services website or receive a cipher sequence from the center operator. You have the right to come to the company until the registration of your personal account.

Confirmation of information about the owner takes place in the office. The signature is issued on the day of the client's request.

Ready USB key use only for the use of public services.

The procedure for obtaining an EP

Public services are available to all residents of the Russian Federation, as it belongs to the public system.

Ways to obtain an EDS:

• The online application process is based on three steps:

1. Register yourself on the UC website;
2. Enter the data in the questionnaire;
3. Come to the MFC with a carrier of information;
4. Take an electronic signature on paper;
5. On the website of the CA, write down the EDS on a USB flash drive.

• Through the MFC

1. Contact the MFC (Multifunctional Center);
2. Submit original documents: passport, TIN, SNILS;
3. pay money in the terminal - 1400 rubles;
4. Next you get a USB stick and wait for SMS;
5. Visit the site certification center;
6. Write down the EDS to your storage medium.

Authorized centers for issuing qualified key certificates for checking ES are posted on the state portal, as well as on the website of the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation.

Types of ES and conditions for recognition of electronic documents

According to Article 5 of the Law "On electronic signature", the client can receive enhanced or plain signature.

You will receive a free simple signature at the MFC in 1 business day.

• enhanced view is qualified and unqualified in nature, obtained through cryptographic transformation of data.

A qualified signature is accepted by absolutely all functioning social institutions.

With it, the holder works with documents in electronic format while having absolute legal force.

In other words, it acquires the qualities of a paper document with the signature of the sponsoring representative.

The owner can use EDS in the corporate sphere only in accordance with the conditions and rules established by the system operator.

Electronic signature for individuals and legal entities

Absolutely all citizens of our country have the opportunity to obtain an EDS.

It is only worth considering the fact for what tasks and purposes it will be used on the state portal "Electronic Government".

All types of signature work on equal conditions. This does not apply financial institutions. Rosstat, FSS, PFN and FSS work only with those clients who received electronic analogues only in a qualified status.

As soon as the EDS holder concludes a service agreement and becomes a member of the system of one of the operators, an individual or legal entity automatically becomes one of the members of the electronic interaction of the participants.

In other words, the presence of an EDS is the main condition for gaining access to the system.

Scope of the electronic signature on the portal "Electronic government"

After registering a personal account on the public services portal with the help of an ES, the user will familiarize himself with all the information in more detail.

Frequent services preferred by the majority individuals are:

Portal features for legal entities provide many useful business tools. Registration is possible only on the basis of the right to use without a power of attorney from a legal entity.

For these purposes, create a personal administrator account.

A qualified certificate contains the following information:

• personal information about the owner;
• Name of company;
• Location;
• OGRN legal entity.

The top priority services include:

• Making an extract from EGERP and EGRUL;
• Getting accurate and complete information on the existence of debts regarding tax payments;
• Registration of a new transport, deregistration of the old and so on.

Especially for individual entrepreneurs— contract monitoring to reduce the risk of acquiring excess revenue and transferring income to another taxation system on time.

Organization system accounting IP will allow entrepreneurs to avoid many negative situations.

The signature is used to endorse applications to the authorized executive bodies. In order to protect the transmitted information, the service uses a cryptographic system.

Prospect and relevance of automation of electronic document management

Electronic signature- this is a significant leap in the procedure for automating the electronic version of the workflow.

Using EDS on the portal "Electronic government" bears responsibility.

That is why the user must carefully monitor the order and ensure that these keys are securely protected from unauthorized persons.

If you suspect unauthorized access and invalid signature as soon as possible, contact the Certification Authority, where he received the certificate, to confirm the authenticity and verify the EDS.

This approach will save labor, time and material costs to redistribute the flow of information from paper forms to an electronic version. As a result, organizations have a competitive ability, legal security of document flow.

On "State Services" and how to get it - this question has been tormenting many users of the "Unified State Portal" since D. Medvedev announced that the EDS will be available to any citizen, and not just organizations.

The simplest services can be obtained without any confirmation - these include, for example, checking traffic police fines. However, these services make up only a small part of the functionality of the Gosuslugi portal. To use the site "to its fullest", you will definitely have to think about getting a verified account - and for this you need an EDS.

Why do you need an EPC

Many thematic portals answer this question very vaguely or do not give an answer at all. Others mislead readers, arguing that with an EDS, a citizen will be able to receive any services at all and he will not even have to leave his own home.

In fact, all services of the portal "Gosuslugi" are available to a citizen who has passed full registration, regardless of whether it has a validation key or not. For example, the information that it is possible to register an individual entrepreneur through "Gosuslugi" only using an EDS is false.

Why do individuals really need an electronic signature on "Gosuslugi"? There are two ways to connect to the All-Russian portal: classic and electronic. Using the classical method, a citizen is forced to fill out numerous forms and forms every time when it is necessary to use any public service. Electronic way involves the use of EDS and saves the user from regular scribbling.

Conclusion: due to the electronic signature, it is possible to make the procedure for using the “Gosuslugi” portal easier, but the EDS does not provide access to any unique services. The importance of this means of confirmation for the "Gosuslug", alas, is exaggerated.

Will the EDS be useful for other purposes?

Regardless of the "Gosuslug" EDS provides holders with some advantages:

Possibility to send applications for admission to the university. An increasing number educational institutions implement such a practice. In this situation, the presence of an EDS will give a very tangible material benefit: parents will not have to spend money on taking their child around the cities to submit paper applications.

The right to participate in online bidding. At such auctions, the property of bankrupt companies is usually sold at a liquidation price, which can be several times lower than the market price.

Possibility of business cooperation via the Internet. EDS is also useful to persons who, on duty, deal with freelancers - people who provide services through the World Wide Web. The signature will make it possible to form an agreement on the performance of work - then cooperation will not be based on a word of honor.

How to get a signature

Given the abundance of services on the state website, users often look for ways to make an electronic signature on the State Services. Unfortunately, there is no such service on the portal. Instructions are devoted to how to obtain an electronic signature for "Gosuslug" in other ways.

Prepare documents. An individual will need a passport and SNILS. It is also recommended to take with you a card on which the address is written down. Email and postal address at the place of registration. The data will be required when issuing an EDS.

Contact one of the Certification Centers or MFC. Where can I get an electronic signature key for "Gosuslug"? A win-win option is to visit one of the Rostelecom service offices. There are other options - a complete list of CAs is available on the official portal of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications (www.minsvyaz.ru/ru/) and on the Electronic Government website (https://e-trust.gosuslugi.ru/CA).

Please note: a citizen should not think about how to get an electronic signature for public services for free - registration of EDS and so it does not require money. You will have to spend money only for a USB drive - it costs about 700 rubles.

Specify that you need a qualified signature. There are also unskilled ones: these can be created on a home computer using a special program. An unqualified confirmation tool has no legal force. Employees of Rostelecom are engaged in issuing only qualified signatures, however, if you prefer to apply to another, less large organization, it is still worth clarifying this point.

Submit the documents, pay the cost of the USB-carrier at the cash desk of the CA and sign the application for obtaining an EDS . Then you just have to wait for the employees of the CA to complete the work. They'll probably be done in 30 minutes.

Get an EDS. The applicant is given:

The device itself is a USB-drive with a signature.

Transfer deed.

Certificate for EDS keys.

A brief user guide.

How to confirm the authenticity of the EDS through the "Gosuslugi" and in other ways

Confirmation of the electronic signature through the "Gosuslugi" makes it possible to conclude how well the CA employees performed their work. Verification of the certificate of the electronic signature key at the "Gosuslugi" is carried out on this page: https://www.gosuslugi.ru/pgu/eds/.

Through the "Upload File" button, you need to find the electronic signature certificate. Obviously, it will be stored on a removable disk (USB-drive).

After entering the numbers, you must click on the "Check" button located just below.

Approximately the same as checking an electronic signature through the "Gosuslugi", you can use the "Single Electronic Signature Portal" to confirm.

Through the "Select" button, find the electronic signature certificate in the explorer, then check the box "I'm not a robot" and click "Check certificate".

The results obtained using both services will be equally correct.

How to confirm an account on "Gosuslugi"

Citizens who do not understand how to use the electronic signature on the "Gosuslugi" will be reminded that by filling out forms and entering personal data, they can only receive a standard or simplified account. With a simplified account "you can't cook a lot of porridge" - most of the services are closed.

If you do not know the status of your account, go to the "My data" section and pay attention to this information block:

If it means that the account is confirmed, there are no problems - all services are available. The owner of a simplified (or standard) account should think about how to raise the status of his account on "Gosuslugi". This can be done either by ordering a paper letter with a personal code to the post office, or by using an electronic signature.

At the account verification stage, the user will be presented with a choice:

If you have an EDS, you should choose the third option.

The system will ask you to connect a USB device to the device from which you access the Internet. Insert the flash drive and click Finish.

Users who do not know how to find at least some information about the electronic signature on the State Services, this link will be useful https://www.gosuslugi.ru/pgu/htdocs/docs/DS_Information_MKS.pdf. Here you can get a lot of information about the use of EDS on the Unified State Portal.

How to use EDS for registration of organizations

An electronic certificate is required to register an organization at the State Services. The registration process itself goes like this.

Click the "Add organization" button in the Personal Account on the portal.

Please note: an organization account is created only if there is a valid individual account. Therefore, if necessary, register a company on the "State Services" CEO must first create a regular account for himself, then create a company account.

Select the required section: "IP" or "Legal entity".

An electronic signature is not required for registration of an individual entrepreneur.

By selecting the "Legal entity" section, you will see brief instructions, which says that the key carrier must be connected to the PC already at this stage. It is impossible to extract the EDS until the procedure is completed.

If a legal entity cannot do without an electronic signature, then an ordinary citizen should seriously think about whether he needs an EDS and whether the costs of acquiring it will become meaningless. The main advantage of an EDS for an individual is that you can get a verified account on the "Gosuslugi" immediately, without waiting a whole month for a letter with the necessary code to arrive in the mail. However, if time allows you to wait - why overpay?

An electronic signature (ES) is information in electronic digital form that can be used to identify an individual or legal entity without his personal presence.

There are two types of electronic signature used in electronic document management:

• simple electronic signature;
• enhanced electronic signature (can be qualified and unqualified).

They differ in the degree of protection and scope.

2. What is a simple electronic signature?

A simple electronic signature is, in fact, a combination of login and password, confirmation code by email, SMS, USSD and the like.

Any document signed in this way is not, by default, equivalent to a paper document signed by one's own hand. This is a kind of statement of intent, which means that the party agrees to the terms of the transaction, but does not participate in it.

But if the parties conclude an agreement on the recognition of an electronic signature as an analogue of a handwritten one at a personal meeting, then such documents may acquire legal significance. So, for example, it happens when you connect an online bank to a credit or debit card. A bank employee identifies you by your passport, and you sign an agreement to connect an online bank. In the future, you use a simple electronic signature, but it has the same legal force as a handwritten one.

3. What is an enhanced unqualified electronic signature?

An enhanced unqualified electronic signature is two unique sequences of characters that are uniquely related to each other: an electronic signature key and an electronic signature verification key. To form this bundle, cryptographic information protection tools are used ( Information cryptographic protection tools (CIPF) are tools that allow you to sign digital documents electronic signature, as well as to encrypt the data contained in them, thereby facilitating their reliable protection from interference by third parties. CIPF are implemented in the form software products and technical solutions.

By itself, an enhanced unqualified signature is not an analogue of a handwritten signature. It means that the document was signed by a specific person and has not changed since then. But such a signature is usually valid only in conjunction with an agreement on recognizing it as handwritten. True, not everywhere, but only in the document flow with the department (organization) with which such an agreement was signed.

4. What is an enhanced qualified electronic signature?

An enhanced qualified electronic signature differs from an enhanced unqualified one in that cryptographic information protection tools (CIPF) certified by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation are used for its formation. And only a certification center accredited by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation can issue such a signature. In this case, the qualified certificate of the electronic signature verification key, which is provided by such a center, becomes the guarantor of authenticity. The certificate is issued on a USB stick. In some cases, you may need to install additional software to use it.

An enhanced qualified signature is an analogue of a handwritten signature. It can be used everywhere, but for use in work with a number of organizations, you need to make additional information into a qualified electronic signature certificate.

How to get an enhanced qualified electronic signature

To obtain an enhanced qualified electronic signature, you will need:

• identity document;
• insurance certificate of compulsory pension insurance (SNILS);
• individual taxpayer number (TIN);
• main state registration number records of state registration an individual as an individual entrepreneur (if you are an individual entrepreneur);
• an additional set of documents confirming your authority to act on behalf of the legal entity (if you receive the signature of a representative of the legal entity).

Documents must be submitted to an accredited certification center (you can find them in the list or on the map), whose employee, after identifying you and checking the documents, will write the certificate and electronic signature keys to a certified electronic medium - electronic card or flash drive. You can also purchase cryptographic protection tools there.

The cost of the service for providing a certificate and keys of an electronic signature is determined by the regulations of an accredited certification center and depends, in particular, on the scope of the electronic signature.

5. Does an e-signature have an expiration date?

The validity period of the certificate of the electronic signature verification key (both qualified and unqualified) depends on the cryptographic information protection tool (CIPF) used and the certification center where the certificate was received.

Typically, the validity period is one year.

The signed documents are valid even after the expiration of the certificate of the electronic signature verification key.

6. What is ESIA and why is it needed?

Federal State Information System " one system Identification and Authorization (ESIA) is a system that allows citizens to interact with authorities online.

Its advantage lies in the fact that a user who has registered in the system once (on the gosuslugi.ru portal) does not need to go through the registration procedure on state and other resources each time to gain access to any information or service. Also, to use resources that interact with the ESIA, you do not need to additionally identify your identity and equate a simple electronic signature with a handwritten one - this has already been done.

With the development of e-government and electronic document management in general, the number of resources interacting with ESIA is growing. So, private organizations can already use the ESIA.

Since 2018, a system for remote identification of clients of Russian banks and users begins to operate information systems subject to registration in the ESIA and the citizen providing his biometric data (face image and voice sample) to a single biometric system. That is, banking services can be received without leaving home.

There are several account levels on the gosuslugi.ru portal. Using the simplified and standard levels, you sign applications with a simple electronic signature. But in order to access all services, you need a verified account - for this you need to verify your identity, that is, equate a simple electronic signature with a handwritten one.

On the website of the Federal Tax Service

Individuals, receiving services through a personal account on the website of the Federal Tax Service, use an enhanced unqualified signature, equivalent to a handwritten one. The verification key certificate can be obtained in the personal account itself, but the identification of the person and equating the electronic signature with the handwritten one occurs at the level of entering the personal account: you can enter either using the login and password that are issued during a personal visit to tax office, or using a verified account on the gosuslugi.ru portal, or even using an enhanced qualified electronic signature.

And here individual entrepreneurs and legal entities to receive services (for example, to register an online cash register) may need an enhanced qualified signature.

On the website of Rosreestr

Part of Rosreestr's services (for example, apply, make an appointment) can be obtained using a simple electronic signature. But most services are provided to those who have an enhanced qualified electronic signature.

For participation in electronic auction

In order to participate in electronic trading, an enhanced qualified electronic signature is required.

Getting an electronic signature for an individual today is quite simple. And 5 years ago, ordinary people practically did not need it. EDS was then perceived as a tool for making business easier - with it you can sign contracts via the Internet, invoices, bills and other documents. But times are changing. And now even ordinary citizens often decide to issue an electronic digital signature in order to simplify their lives.

EDS is understood as an electronic signature that appeared by encrypting a data set. It allows you to identify the owner. Such a popular electronic signature has become due to the high level of reliability and the availability of many features. For ordinary citizens, the most significant advantages are:

• The ability to send an official appeal to a state body or department via the Internet. This speeds up the application process, eliminating the need to go anywhere.
• Remote receipt of various public services. For example, for several years now, the State Services portal has been implementing the possibility of issuing a passport and other important documents through the ECP.
• Search and purchase of goods and services at the most low prices. With the help of EDS, you can make purchases in virtual stores, participate in tenders and auctions.

For organizations, the list of benefits is even more comprehensive. For example, EDS allows you to sign payment documents and other important papers, send requests to the bank.

Varieties of EDS

At the moment, one of two types of EDS is used in Russia: single and multiple. Each of them has its own characteristics.

And if organizations have long appreciated the EDS and are using it more and more often today, then ordinary citizens still treat it with some misunderstanding. Those who decide to receive an electronic signature will be able to solve the following problems with it:

1. allows you to identify the owner;
2. protects the document from forgery (due to the presence of cryptographic protection);
3. is a confirmation that the signatory has assumed the obligations or obligations specified in the document.

Electronic signatures cannot work without special keys and certificates. Issued directly to specialized center. Any EDS has the following keys:

• Open. It is also called verification. It is visible to all participants in the transaction, and not just the owner of the key. It is used to exclude the possibility of forgery. It is this key that confirms the authenticity of the affixed electronic signature.
• Closed. It is known only to the owner of the EDS. Its function is to directly sign documents.

In addition to the key, there is one more necessary attribute of any electronic signature. This is a special certificate for the key. It can be provided to the owner in one of the following forms:

• on the paper;
• on electronic media.

The certificate acts as a kind of identification for the owner of the signature. It contains the following information:

• public key number;
• information about the owner;
• information about the center that issued the key.

EDS can be encoded only if there is an active certificate. If the contract is signed by several persons, then all of them must have an unexpired document. Otherwise, paperwork will fail.

The validity period of the certificate is 1 year. After that, it cannot be used by the owner. The very same signature with an expired certificate has no credibility. If the validity period is over, and the owner still needs an EDS, then he needs to renew the certificate. Only after that the signature will become working again.

If a citizen has changed his last name or some other personal data, then he needs to immediately renew the certificate. Otherwise, it will be invalid.

Signatures are verified using special encryption tools. They are necessary to create a key and directly the electronic signature itself, as well as to verify them.

EDS for individuals

Ordinary citizens are increasingly turning to the service of making an electronic signature. No wonder, because why sit in queues, go somewhere, if everything can be done remotely. To do this, you only need to have access to the Internet and a special electronic signature. Individuals can use one of the following types of EDS:

1. Unskilled. Differs in simplicity of production and use. You can create it yourself at home. To do this, it is enough to use an encryption program. True, such an electronic signature does not have legal force, but it can be used within the same organization or between friends, relatives, and colleagues.
2. qualified. This is already a full-fledged ES, the issuance of which is carried out in a specialized accredited institution. It is equivalent to a regular signature and has the same effect. Sometimes it is even used in courts and various municipal and state structures.

Of course, if you want to have an EDS equal to a regular signature, then you need to contact an accredited center. Moreover, the procedure for obtaining a document for ordinary citizens is much simpler than for legal entities. So, to sign a signature, a person will only need a Russian passport and a payment document confirming the payment of the state duty (a receipt from the bank will be enough).

To issue an EDS, a person must choose a suitable certification center for himself. It is important that the institution is accredited. Otherwise, it has no right to issue electronic signatures. Before sending to the center, you need to pay the state duty, get a receipt from the bank or print it. And he will go with her, a passport and a flash drive or disk to the institution. The media will be required to write the private key to them. Further, the procedure will be carried out in the following sequence:

1. Appeal to the center. It is there, in the end, that a person will receive the keys with a certificate.
2. Password selection. You need to invent them yourself. It is better if it is some kind of memorable password, because you cannot change it because of your forgetfulness. Then the procedure for obtaining EDS keys will have to go through again.
3. Filling out documents for issuing a public key.
4. Regeneration of the private key, downloading files to a disk or flash drive.
5. Give the center employee all the documents, come up with passwords.
6. Obtain a certificate for the issued keys.

Sometimes the procedure for obtaining an electronic signature may be somewhat different. Here everything depends on the order of the center to which the person turns. A number of organizations require personal contact, and someone is ready to issue all documents remotely via the Internet.

EDS use

Some citizens may ask where they can use the electronic signature. Indeed, the use of EDS requires special conditions. Therefore, for individuals Russian government has developed two systems, services and information in which can be obtained through an electronic signature:

• ESIA (Unified Identification and Authentication System). It is a special telecommunications network through which the possibility of providing a number of state and municipal information to individuals is realized. Work with this service is possible even if you have unqualified signature. On the site you can get interesting background information.
• EPGU (Single portal of public services). This is the largest Russian portal providing services to the population of the country. But to work with this service, you will need a qualified digital signature. This need is explained by the fact that with the help of the portal it is possible to carry out legally significant transactions.

Thanks to these two services, people have received remote access to various government services. The number of these services is constantly growing. So, for example, using the public services portal today you can get a regular passport (repeatedly), a foreign passport, TIN, open your IP, register in an apartment, register your vehicle. You can even find out about the presence of fines in the traffic police and the status of the account in the FIU.

The creation and registration of an electronic digital signature requires certain costs. That is why it is impossible for individuals to receive this service for free today. If a person decides to issue an EDS, then he will have to allocate money from his budget for this. Cost in different regions and centers are different. In general, the price varies from 2,500 to 10,000 rubles.

The final cost will depend, among other things, on the conditions under which the signature will be received. It is clear that if the client does not want to go to the center himself, then he needs to be prepared to pay more than with direct contact.

Industry trends indicate a gradual increase in demand for the service. People are increasingly resorting to the use of electronic digital signatures. The development of the field of cryptographic protection allows you to gradually reduce the cost of services.

12/04/2018, Sasha Bukashka

An electronic signature is a digital analogue of a handwritten signature of a document, confirming its authenticity. In the article, we will consider why an electronic signature is needed for public services, how many types of electronic signatures exist, what each of them is used for, and how to create an electronic signature for public services.

The portal gosuslugi.ru has been very popular for a long time. No queues, at any time of the day you can contact the right authority ... But what about the legal force of the application? After all, it must be signed, regardless of how it was submitted: during a personal visit to the department or via the Internet. And if in the first case you only need to put your scribble on paper, then what about the second? And like this: it exists for public services, which will be discussed later.

By the way, you can often find abbreviations: ES - electronic signature and EDS - electronic digital signature.

There are several types

EDS for public services happens:

• simple;
• reinforced unskilled;
• reinforced qualified.

Simple electronic signature- this is, in fact, the login and password familiar to us, which allow us to identify the user. Through public services, an electronic signature of this type is issued, one might say, by default when registering on the portal and receiving a confirmation code. With it, you can send messages to officials, to authorities state power and local government.

Reinforced unqualified EDS used for more serious purposes. She, for example, can be assured, financial statements, documents that do not require a seal. The authenticity of this signature is confirmed by a certificate from a certification authority (even an unaccredited one).

Enhanced qualified EDS- the likeness of a "live" autograph. A document signed by her has exactly the same legal force as a paper signed by a person with his own hand. This electronic signature is required to participate in online auctions, submit reports to public authorities. Its authenticity is guaranteed by a certificate from an accredited certification authority.

We have collected all three types in one convenient picture.

We create a simple EDS

As we already understood, one cannot do without an ES on the portal. Then there is next question: how to get an electronic signature for public services for free? Simple ES does not require any payment. First you need to register on the portal by clicking on this link.

Click "Register" and a link to create a password will be sent to your email address. At the second stage of registration, you enter your passport number, and. Further, these data are sent for verification, the results of which will also be reported by e-mail. If you successfully pass the verification, you will need to verify your identity. This can be done in several ways:

• come to the Service Center (the list of addresses can be found);
• receive the code from the site by regular mail.

The latter will take longer, so we advise you to contact the Service Center.

After you enter the received code on the site, you will have a verified account or, in other words, a simple ES. Now all the possibilities of the site "Gosuslugi" are open to you. And not only him, but also some other sites of government agencies (for example, on the site pension fund you can enter through account"public services").

We get an enhanced EDS

This type is necessary for sending documents to the fiscal authorities. It is created using cryptographic means, confirmed Federal Service RF security. As we said above, a qualified EDS can only be obtained at an accredited certification center. You can see the list of centers.

Such an electronic signature for the Gosuslugi website can be obtained by both individuals and legal entities, but more often it is used, of course, by the latter. For individuals, as a rule, a simple electronic signature is sufficient. However, if there is a need to obtain a qualified ES by an individual, then he must personally appear at the Service Center. Do not forget to take your passport and SNILS with you.

Legal entities will need to collect a more extensive package of documents:

• founding documents;
• a document confirming the fact of making an entry about a legal entity in the Unified State Register legal entities;
• certificate of registration with the tax authority of the applicant.

The amount of the fee for obtaining a certificate and electronic keys defines directly the certifying authority. Now you know how to make an electronic signature for public services. It remains to choose desired view and start working with government authorities on the Internet.

What gives a simple signature on gosuslugi.ru

This option is often used in Everyday life. If to speak in simple words, then this is a combination of login-password, confirmation code (by email, SMS) and so on. Most often, this is enough to confirm that a message or document was sent by a specific person.

It is used, as a rule, to confirm payments, receive public services, certify documents in the internal document flow of the organization. But at the same time, it cannot be used when signing electronic documents containing state secrets.

Obtaining a simple electronic signature on the State Services portal is quite simple. To do this, you just need to register on the site. After checking your data, you can use the personal account of the site. But a simple ES gives limited access to services, that is, you will only have the opportunity to get acquainted with the services offered by the portal.

To expand the functionality, you need an enhanced signature.

Why do we need and what gives enhanced EDS on gosuslugi.ru

Enhanced EDS can be unskilled and qualified.

An enhanced unqualified electronic signature can be obtained by expanding a simple ES. To do this, just contact the MFC. You need to have a passport and SNILS with you. The employees of the MFC will check your data and their compliance with those specified during registration on the gosuslugi.ru portal. If everything matches, you will be given a one-time code, which is entered in your personal account in your profile settings. After that, you can use the advanced functionality of the portal.

After receiving an enhanced signature on public services, you will have access to almost all the functions of the site:

• replacement of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
• obtaining a new passport;
• obtaining references and various information;
• notification of the status of the personal account in the FIU;
• recovery of lost documents;
• vehicle registration;
• making an appointment with a doctor;
• payment of taxes, state duties, housing and communal services and other services.

You can also monitor the progress of applications, the status of payments and order other services.

It is not so easy to get an enhanced qualified signature. As a rule, it is issued on a USB flash drive in certification centers. Together with a flash drive, you will be given software for installation on a computer, a license and a certificate.

It must be said that obtaining such a key is paid service. To work with gosuslugi.ru, the minimum tariff is sufficient. You can check the cost in the certification center where the ES will be ordered.

An enhanced qualified signature is already an analogue of a handwritten signature and can be used everywhere. It also gives the right to participate as a supplier or customer in electronic trading, exchange documents with the Federal Tax Service, government organizations, maintain document flow with external counterparties, and so on.

How to install a digital signature for public services on a computer

To work with a qualified electronic signature, you will need to install software. Usually, the CryptoPro CSP program is used for these purposes.

We will show step by step how to install a signing certificate through CryptoPro.

Step 1. Run the CryptoPro CSP program on your computer.

Step 2. Open "Properties" and click "Install Personal Certificate".

Step 3. Select a certificate file. It must be on removable media, which will be given to you when you receive an enhanced qualified signature. After that click "Next".

Step 4. Select the key container, that is, specify the path to it on your computer, then select "Personal" from the suggested storages. Click next.

After that, the installation of the certificate will be completed.

To check the electronic signature for public services, you need to use the old version of the portal. After entering your personal account, at the bottom right, we find the item "Reference Information".

At the very bottom of the opened page - "Electronic signature".

In the list "Confirmation of the authenticity of the ES" click "Certificate". Then, below, select the file that we want to check, enter the code from the picture and click "Check".

If the signature is authentic, we will receive as a result data on its owner, validity periods and the organization that issued the ES. And also the line "The authenticity of the document is confirmed" will appear.

This procedure is free.

What EDS is needed for regional websites of public services

The portal gosuslugi.ru is divided into parts by regions of the country. The principle of their work is similar to the all-Russian one. That is, registration on them is identical to the main portal.

To access personal account site of any region, any certificate of electronic signature will do.