Electronic Transactions Act · 2008 Revised Edition · Part IX · Duties of Subscribers
36. Generating key pair
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If the subscriber generates the key pair whose public key is to be listed in a certificate issued by a certification authority and accepted by the subscriber, the subscriber shall generate that key pair using a trustworthy system.
subscriber
“subscriber” means a person who is the subject named or identified in a certificate issued to him and who holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate;
This section shall not apply to a subscriber who generates the key pair using a system approved by the certification authority.
key pair
“key pair”, in an asymmetric cryptosystem, means a private key and its mathematically related public key, having the property that the public key can verify a digital signature that the private key creates;
Terms defined in s 2
certification authority
Defined · s 2“certification authority” means a person who or an organisation that issues a certificate;
key pair
Defined · s 2“key pair”, in an asymmetric cryptosystem, means a private key and its mathematically related public key, having the property that the public key can verify a digital signature that the private key creates;
public key
Defined · s 2“public key” means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature;
subscriber
Defined · s 2“subscriber” means a person who is the subject named or identified in a certificate issued to him and who holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate;
trustworthy system
Defined · s 2“trustworthy system” means computer hardware, software and procedures that — (a) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse; (b) provide a reasonable level of availability, reliability and correct operation; (c) are reasonably suited to performing their intended functions; and (d) adhere to generally accepted security procedures;
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