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.
Section 40: Generating key pair.
The Information Technology Act, 2000Central Act · Act 21 of 2000
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Information Technology Act, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Section | 40 |
| Marginal note | Generating key pair. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 10 |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- omitted. . The word "then" omitted by notification No. S.O. 1015(E) (w.e.f. 19-9-2002).
- substituted. . Subs. ibid., for "the key" (w.e.f. 19-9-2002).
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