Section 36 of ITA, 2000 : Section 36: Representations Upon Issuance Of Digital Signature Certificate

Bare Act

A Certifying Authority while issuing a Digital Signature Certificate shall certify that -

1. it has complied with the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder;
2. it has published the Digital Signature Certificate or otherwise made it available to such person relying on it and the subscriber has accepted it;
3. the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key, listed in the Digital Signature Certificate;
4. the subscriber holds a private key which is capable of creating a digital signature;
   1. the public key to be listed in the certificate can be used to verify a digital sig...

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Simplified Act

When a Certifying Authority gives out a Digital Signature Certificate, it confirms that:

1. it has followed all the rules and regulations of the Information Technology Act;
2. it has made the certificate available to the people who need to trust it, and the person who the certificate is for has agreed to it;
3. the person the certificate is for, known as the subscriber, has the secr...

Explanation using Example

Let's say John is a software developer who needs a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) to authenticate his identity online. He approaches a Certifying Authority (CA) for the DSC. The CA, while issuing the DSC, ensures that:

1. It has followed all the rules of the Information Technology Act, 2000 during the process;
2. It has made the DSC available to John and any other person who might rely on it, and John h...