“certification practice statement" means a statement issued by a certification authority to
specify the practices that the certification authority employs in issuing certificates;
“Controller” means the Controller of Certification Authorities referred to in section 37;
Amended by [Act No. 7 of 2009]
"correspond", in relation to a private key or public key, means to belong to the same key
pair;
"digital signature" (a)
(b)
means an electronic signature consisting of a transformation of an electronic record
using an asymmetric cryptosystem such that a person having the initial
untransformed electronic record and the signer's public key can accurately be
determined(i)
whether the transformation was created using, the private key that
corresponds to the signer's public key; and
(ii)
whether the, initial electronic record has been altered since the
transformation was made; and
includes voice recognition features, digital fingerprinting or such other
biotechnology features or process, as may be prescribed;
“electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;
“electronic agent" means a computer programme or an electronic or other automated
means used to initiate an action or response to electronic records or performances in
whole or in part without review or action by an individual;
“electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received or
stored by electronic means;
“electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or
logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the
intent to sign the electronic record;
“ICT Authority” means the Information and Communication Technologies Authority
established under the Information and Communication Technologies Act;
Added by [Act No. 7 of 2009]
"information" 'means data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programmes, software,
databases, or the like;
"information processing system" means an electronic system for creating, generating,
sending, receiving, storing, displaying, or processing information;