A Certifying Authority certifies some parameters/conditions while issuing a digital signature certificate. Identify the section under which these parameters/conditions have been provided in the Information Technology Act
CS Professional · Information Technology and Systems Audit · PYQS · December 2016
A Certifying Authority certifies some parameters/conditions while issuing a digital signature certificate. Identify the section under which these parameters/conditions have been provided in the Information Technology Act, 2000 and explain the same in detail.
Answer & Explanation:
A Certifying Authority certifies certain parameters/conditions while issuing a Digital Signature Certificate. These parameters/conditions are given under Section 36 of Information Technology Act, 2000 as amended, these are as under: A Certifying Authority while issuing a Digital Signature Certificate shall certify that - It has complied with the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made there under, It has published the Digital Signature Certificate or otherwise made it available to such person relying on it and the subscriber has accepted it; The subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key, listed in the Digital Signature Certificate; The subscriber holds a private key which is capable of creating a digital signature; The public key to be listed in the certificate can be used to verify a digital signature affixed by the private key held by the subscriber; The subscriber's public key and private key constitute a functioning key pair; The information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate is accurate; and It has no knowledge of any material fact, which if it had been included in the Digital Signature Certificate would adversely affect the reliability of the representations made in clauses above.
Topics: Information Technology Act, 2000
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