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Section 27

of Digital Signature Act 1997

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Section 27

(1)

A licensed certification authority shall only use a trustworthy system—

(a)

to issue, suspend or revoke a certificate;

(b)

to publish or give notice of the issuance, suspension or revocation of a certificate; and

(c)

to create a private key, whether for itself or for a subscriber.

(2)

A subscriber shall only use a trustworthy system to create a private key.

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