Section 14 of ITA, 2000 : Section 14: Secure Electronic Record

The Information Technology Act, 2000

Bare Act

  • CHAPTER V: SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

Where any security procedure has been applied to an electronic record at a specific point of time, then such record shall be deemed to be a secure electronic record from such point of time to the time of verification.

Simplified Act

If a security method is used on an online document at a certain time, that document is considered protected from that time until someone checks it.

Explanation using Example

Suppose Alice sends an encrypted email to Bob using a secure procedure at 10:00 AM. The email contains sensitive information. At 2:00 PM, Bob verifies and decrypts the email using the correct security key. According to Section 14 of The Information Technology Act, 2000, the email is considered a secure electronic record from 10:00 AM (w...

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