Section 39
of Electronic Transactions Act
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Section 39
(1)
By accepting a certificate issued by a certification authority, the subscriber identified in the certificate assumes a duty to exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key corresponding to the public key listed in such certificate and prevent its disclosure to a person not authorised to create the subscriber’s digital signature.
(2)
Such duty shall continue during the operational period of the certificate and during any period of suspension of the certificate.
Initiating suspension or revocation.