Section 40 of ITA, 2000 : Section 40: Generating Key Pair
The Information Technology Act, 2000
Bare Act
- CHAPTER VIII: DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
Where any Digital Signature Certificate the public key of which corresponds to the private key of that subscriber which is to be listed in the Digital Signature Certificate has been accepted by a subscriber, the subscriber shall generate that key pair by applying the security procedure.
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Simplified Act
If a person (called a 'subscriber') agrees to use a Digital Signature Certificate (a digital ID that proves who they are), th...
Explanation using Example
Let's consider a scenario where John, an online business owner, decides to use digital signatures for his transactions. According to Section 40 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, John must generate his...