Section 42 of ITA, 2000 : Section 42: Control Of Private Key

Bare Act

(1) Every subscriber shall exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key corresponding to the public key listed in his Digital Signature Certificate and take all steps to prevent its disclosure

(2) If the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital Signature Certificate has been compromised, then, the subscriber shall communicate the same without any delay t...

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Simplified Act

(1) If you have a digital signature, you need to be careful to keep your private key (a secret code) safe and secret. Make sure you do everything you can to stop other people from finding it out.

(2) If someo...

Explanation using Example

Let's consider John, who is a subscriber of a Digital Signature Certificate. He uses this for signing official documents digitally. According to Section 42(1) of The Information Technology Act, 2000, John needs to ensure that he takes reasonable measures to keep the private key of his digital signature secure. This could mean storing it in a secure location or using strong, unique passwor...