Electronic Transactions Act · 2008 Revised Edition · Part IX · Duties of Subscribers
Section 38
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a certificate if he —
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;
publishes or authorises the publication of a certificate —
to one or more persons; or
in a repository; or
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otherwise demonstrates approval of a certificate while knowing or having notice of its contents.
By accepting a certificate issued by himself or a certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that —
certification authority
“certification authority” means a person who or an organisation that issues a certificate;
the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate;
all representations made by the subscriber to the certification authority and material to the information listed in the certificate are true; and
all information in the certificate that is within the knowledge of the subscriber is true.
Terms defined in s 2
certification authority
Defined · s 2“certification authority” means a person who or an organisation that issues a certificate;
information
Defined · s 2“information” includes data, text, images, sound, codes, computer programs, software and databases;
private key
Defined · s 2“private key” means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature;
public key
Defined · s 2“public key” means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature;
repository
Defined · s 2“repository” means a system for storing and retrieving certificates or other information relevant to certificates;
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;
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Government Use of Electronic Records and Signatures
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