Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
“advanced electronic signature” means an electronic signature,
which is—
(a) uniquely linked to the signatory;
(b) reliably capable of identifying the signatory;
(c) created using secure signature creation device that the
signatory can maintain; and
(d) linked to the data to which it relates in such a manner
that any subsequent change of the data or the
connections between the data and the signature are
detectable;
“asymmetric cryptosystem” means an algorithm or series of
algorithms, which provide a secure key pair;
“authorised officer” means the Controller or a police officer or a
public officer performing any functions under this Act; and
includes any public officer authorised by the Minister or by
the controller to perform any functions under this Act;
“certificate” means a data message or other records confirming
the link between a signatory and a signature creation data;
“certification service provider disclosure record” means an online and publicly accessible record that concerns a licensed
certification service provider, which is kept by the
Controller under subsection 21(5);
“certification practice statement” means a declaration of the
practices, which a certification service provider employs in
issuing certificates generally or employs in issuing a
particular certificate;
“certification service provider” means a person that issues
certificates and may provide other services related to
electronic signatures;
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