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When making civil transactions, providing state and municipal services, as well as when performing other legally significant actions via the Internet, an electronic digital signature (ED or EDS) is used. In essence, an electronic signature is an analogue of a handwritten signature. The only difference is that digital signature helps to sign any digital documents. Digital signatures are actively used on the State Services portal. With the help of an electronic signature, you can also use it to receive various state and municipal online services. In this regard, many portal users need to figure out how to obtain an electronic signature for the State Services website.

The method for obtaining an electronic signature will depend on its type. If the purpose of creating an electronic digital signature is to significantly speed up the process of obtaining government services due to the absence of the need to personally visit government organizations to sign papers, then a simple electronic signature will be sufficient for you. Obtaining such an electronic signature is not difficult. There is also a strengthened unqualified signature and a strengthened qualified signature. You will have to tinker with them to obtain them, but they open up much greater opportunities. In any case, as part of this review, we will tell you about all types of electronic signatures and provide detailed instructions for obtaining them.

  • Important

  • To access all services of the State Services portal, an enhanced qualified electronic signature is required.

Types of electronic signature


As mentioned earlier, there are three types of electronic signature. A simple electronic signature has no legal force and you do not need to contact specialized centers to obtain it. Everything is done remotely and quite quickly. As a rule, this type of electronic signature is used to log in. As for the other two types of digital signatures, they also differ in status and their scope is not the same.

Types of digital signature:

  • Simple electronic signature;
  • Enhanced unqualified signature;
  • Strengthened qualified signature.

We cannot say which signature you need. It all depends on the purposes for which you plan to use the digital signature. You have all found yourself on this page in order to find out how to obtain an electronic signature for the State Services website, while the areas of application of the electronic signature will differ. To make it easier for you to decide what type of electronic digital signature you need, let’s consider their purpose in more detail.

Types of digital signatures and their differences:

  1. Simple electronic signature. The scope of application of a simple electronic signature is all types of document flow in an organization. Can be used on the State Services portal. Requests for the required service can be sent digitally, endorsed with a simple electronic signature. Essentially, this is a kind of identification through a code request via SMS.
  2. Strengthened unqualified signature. Confirms the authorship of papers, identifies the sender and records changes to the signed document. To obtain this type of digital electronic signature, you must contact a certification center. Does not provide for the possibility of signing government documents containing secrets.
  3. Enhanced Qualified Signature. Electronic signature with the highest level of security. Documents signed with this signature have the same legal force as documents signed with one’s own hand. Issued together with a special key and certificate at an accredited center. It is used when submitting reports in government organizations, in online trading, etc.
  • Important

    • Every citizen can obtain an electronic signature for the State Services website for free. You only need to pay for physical media (token or smart card).

Obtaining an electronic signature for public services


We have figured out the types of electronic signatures, now you can find out how to get an electronic signature for the State Services website. To gain access to all functions of the State Services portal, an enhanced qualified signature is required. You can do it before registering on the portal or later. Ideally, first you need to register on the site. Perhaps you don’t need an electronic signature at all. You should understand that many services do not require an electronic signature. For example, you can easily pay taxes, deregister a car, etc. without an electronic signature.

If the issue of obtaining an electronic signature has already been resolved, then you need to contact the certification center. You can find out the addresses of certification centers by following the link e-trust.gosuslugi.ru/CA. Please note that obtaining an enhanced qualified signature is only possible at an accredited center. If you need a simple electronic signature, then you do not need to do anything, since it was assigned to you automatically when you confirmed your account.

To obtain an electronic signature, you need to perform the following steps:

  1. Follow the link e-trust.gosuslugi.ru/CA and select a certification authority;
  2. Go to the website of the certification center of your choice and fill out an application to receive an electronic signature;
  3. Wait for a specialist from the certification center to contact you and inform you of the procedure for your further actions (usually the specialist provides a list of documents with which you need to come to the center).

Be prepared to pay for the physical media (token or smart card) on which your electronic digital signature will be located. Also, some electronic digital signature media require the installation of a special program. A certification center specialist will definitely tell you about all these nuances.

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Digital signature verification is carried out for the following reasons:

determination of reliability
document

personal identification
owner

confirmation of intentions
sending

It is impossible to check the digital signature, i.e., decipher the code yourself: a specialized program is required. The easiest way to check a signature without going into technical details is to use the State Services website. To do this, you need to perform a number of actions.

  • Make sure you have everything you need for verification: a PC with internet access, physical signature media or file.
  • Using your browser, open the new website gosuslugi.ru, or better yet, the old version of the portal gosuslugi.ru/pgu.
  • At the bottom of the page, find the “Reference Information” section and follow this link.
  • Find the “Electronic signature” section, on this page the signature is verified.

You should know! To check your digital signature on the State Services website, registration and account confirmation are not required.

In the “Electronic Signature” section, users have several options for checking an electronic signature, both on a physical medium and in the form of a file.

Confirmation of a certificate is the receipt of information about the owner of the digital signature, the validity period and the authority that issued the signature.

Electronic document verification is the verification of the authenticity of a file sent using an electronic signature. Three verification options are available here: ES - in PKCS#7 format, ES - detached, in PKCS#7 format and ES - disconnected, in PKCS#7 format by hash function value.

Select the required option, upload the file, enter the captcha (code from the picture) and start the verification by clicking the “Check” button. After processing the data of the digital signature verification result, all information will be displayed on the State Services portal.

What to do if the electronic signature for government services does not work?

If the State Services portal does not see the electronic signature and does not allow entry, you should contact the certification center where the digital signature was purchased, or the employees of the State Services website. However, a number of actions can be performed independently. tax reporting and tax payment.

  1. 1. Try a different browser - sometimes the reason that State Services do not see the digital signature is due to the installation of unverified add-ons (plugins).
  2. 2. Try accessing the site from another computer or device.
  3. 3. Try temporarily disabling the antivirus and logging in without its control.
  4. 4. Make sure the integrity of the physical media, check the file on the portal according to the instructions indicated above.
  5. 5. See if the digital signature has expired; in this case, you will have to buy a new signature.
  6. 6. Look at the calendar, the portal itself often hangs when the last days of delivery arrive

If the State Services website does not see the digital signature certificate, and all the above situations do not apply, you need to reconfigure the Internet Explorer browser.

  • Go through “Tools” to “Internet Options”, then “Security”, “Trusted Sites”, “Sites” - and uncheck the box here.
  • Add the following directives to the list of trusted sites: *.gosuslugi.ru, *.esia.gosuslugi.ru, *.zakupki.gov.ru.
  • Disable Protected Security Mode for these sites and set the security level to Low.
  • Clear cache and cookies, restart your browser.

If the electronic signature on State Services still does not work, reinstall the plugin.


Check "Tools" - "Viewing options in compatibility mode", the site gosuslugi.ru should not be added to the list.

Legal entities and individuals can solve everyday problems without visiting various government agencies. This can be done electronically by registering on the gosuslugi.ru portal. One way to get full access to all services is to log in using a qualified electronic signature.

What electronic government services will be available?

Here is a list of the most popular services that will be available to you after you register on the portal and activate your personal account:

For individuals For legal entities
  • Replace the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation,
  • Get an old or new passport,
  • Register at your place of stay or place of residence,
  • Register or deregister a car,
  • Find out about traffic police fines,
  • Obtain information about tax debt or a personal account with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation,
  • Submit a tax return,
  • Confirm the type of activity in the Social Insurance Fund
  • Obtain permission to drive on roads
  • Get a private security guard certificate
  • Submit documents for payment of insurance premiums
  • Pay traffic fines
  • and others (a detailed list of services provided is published on the Unified Portal).

Since 2017, users of the gosuslugi.ru portal receive a 30% discount when paying state fees via the Internet. The discount applies to a number of popular services: obtaining or replacing a driver’s license, car registration, issuing a foreign passport, etc.

How to register on the State Services portal?

To get full access to all electronic government services, you need to confirm your identity. This can be done in three ways:

  • personally come to one of the registration centers (a list of them is on the State Services portal) and then log in using your login/password,
  • receive a confirmation code by mail,
  • use to login.

Which electronic signature is suitable for the State Services portal?

To access the personal account of the State Services portal, any qualified electronic signature certificate is suitable.

  • the head or other employee of the organization can use the CEP for reporting and electronic document management if the certificate is issued in his name,
  • in other cases it will do.

Obtaining an electronic signature (until 2014 - an electronic digital signature) consists of several stages:

  1. Fill out an electronic application for issuing a certificate on the website of our certification center and provide contact information. The manager of the certification center, who has received the application, will contact you and send a list of required documents and an invoice to your contact e-mail.
  2. Prepare a package of documents to obtain an electronic signature of an individual. It must include:
    • application for obtaining electronic signature,
    • passport.
  3. Pay the invoice, come to the nearest collection center with original documents or their certified copies.

Having prepared the necessary documents, you will receive a digital signature for individuals on a key medium (token). The whole procedure will take about a day. The electronic signature certificate will be valid for 1 year, after which it will need to be renewed.

Do you need an EDS? Do you want to know how to create an electronic signature for government services? Where and how to get it, saving time on searching for the necessary information? Read a simple and understandable description in which we will tell you how to solve these problems without making mistakes.

Note: There is an opinion that to access your personal account on the government services portal, a key (digital signature) is required. This is not entirely true. The attribute (flash drive) is necessary for legal entities, i.e. for individual entrepreneurs, LLCs and other commercial organizations. Individuals only need to pass authorization. Standard registration (receiving an activation code by E-mail) expands access to services and creates a simple electronic signature.

Explanation of abbreviations in the text:

  • EDS (EDS) – Electronic Digital Signature;
  • CA – Certification Authority;
  • NEP – Unqualified Electronic Signature;
  • CEP – Qualified Electronic Signature;
  • UEC – Universal Electronic Card;
  • SNILS – pension insurance certificate (green plastic card);
  • FTS – Federal Tax Service.

Types of electronic signature

There are three types of EP. The most common one, which we often use, does not have the same levels of information protection as the other two - Enhanced. They differ in status and their scope is not the same. Let's look at their differences:

  1. Simple electronic signature requires the use of a login and password. When accessing services, to confirm the operation, a one-time code may be requested, sent via a CMS message or email. We often encounter such types of identification. To do this, you do not need to contact specialized centers.
  2. Strengthened unqualified signature– this attribute not only identifies the sender, but also records changes to the signed document. They receive the UNP from the certification center. The scope of the NEP is limited. State and municipal documents containing secrets cannot be signed with it.
  3. Reinforced qualified electronic signature has the highest degree of protection at the legislative level. Electronic documents are equivalent to paper ones with all the attributes of approval and have the same legal force. The certificate, which is issued along with the key, contains information on its verification. To carry out legally significant transactions, it is necessary to use this key (signature).

To make it easier to distinguish them from each other, let’s draw an analogy with clear paper attributes of personal identification:

  1. a simple electronic signature is equivalent to a badge, if others have used the PC (phone), you are responsible for the consequences;
  2. unqualified EP– it's like a pass in an organization where there is an element of trust between the parties;
  3. qualified EP– passport, gives the right to use all services, is the most significant element of personal identification in legal transactions.

Note:Decide for yourself what type of signature you need, but a qualified electronic signature covers all services provided on the Unified Portal, of which there are slightly less than a thousand. Therefore, further we will talk about its creation and receipt.

Where do you get an electronic signature?

To access all portal services, you must have an enhanced qualified signature. This can be done before registration or after. The second option is preferable, because you will be convinced that digital signature is really necessary for government services.

What needs to be done on the site?

  1. Obtain information about Accredited Certification Centers.
  2. Choose one available to you.
  3. Inquire about the level of service provided and prices for services.
  4. Submit your application.

Note:Some CAs offer the opportunity to undergo training on using electronic signatures, conducting tenders, working with various document extensions, etc.

On the government services portal, you can submit an application to receive an electronic signature in the center you choose. It is possible to first contact the CA and then register using your existing electronic signature (for legal entities this is a prerequisite).

Note:Regardless of the option chosen– You must obtain a qualified electronic signature from the Certification Center. Depending on the degree of secrecy of legally significant transactions, the type of digital signature is selected.

How to create an application for an electronic digital signature for government services?

Let me make a reservation right away: the process of issuing electronic signature keys to both legal entities and individuals is constantly undergoing changes. For example, the widely advertised Rostelecom CA does not work for technical reasons.

The project to obtain a key for free using UEC has been suspended. Perhaps by the time the article is published the situation will change for the better. The question arises: how to create an electronic signature for government services now?

Programs required for electronic operation

For ES attributes to work, you need to install several programs. You can do this yourself. You will need a crypto provider Vipnet CSP and one of two programs for verifying the signature: CryptoARM or Vipnet CryptoFile.

CryptoPro EDS Browser plug-in

If the digital signature does not work in some programs, for example, Office or Banking systems, install CryptoPro EDSBrowser plug— in. the possibilities for using and verifying signatures will expand. Or... For the government services website, download the plugin, which is automatically detected on the page: ds-plugin.gosuslugi.ru/plugin/upload/Index.spr


Note:The key is valid for 13 months, so don’t miss out on updating your data. The flash drive is guaranteed for a year– it is also better to replace it. The CA will tell you how to do this in your personal account yourself.

How to get an electronic signature for government services for free?

It is impossible to purchase a qualified electronic signature, which requires a visit to a CA, for free. This mostly applies to legal entities. Individuals can obtain broader powers by registering on the government services website using SNILS.

To understand the need for a particular account, study the information on the page gosuslugi.ru/help/faq#q.

Note: When asked how to get an electronic signature for government services for free, we answer: unfortunately, not at all. You can expand your powers for free, but you have to pay for a digital signature for government services in the form of a flash drive - an electronic token. The price depends on the functionality of the key and the prices of the CA.

Verification of digital signature for public services

To make sure that the digital signature you purchased from the CA is working, go to gosuslugi.ru/pgu/eds. Check the certificate and file handling. This will not cause any difficulties - everything is simple there. As a result, you will receive electronic signature data and a message: Document authenticity confirmed.

Is the electronic signature suitable for other resources?

Unfortunately, the electronic signature key for government services will not be valid, for example, for the Federal Tax Service portal. For tax authorities, a different type of (non-)qualified signature is required. It must contain the TIN data, and sometimes the registered powers of the legal entity. Therefore, for different needs you need to purchase separate keys. This is inconvenient, but they haven’t made a universal type of signature yet.



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