36. Generating key pair

Terms defined in s 2

• certificate

  certificate

  Defined · s 2

  “certificate” means a record issued for the purpose of supporting digital signatures which purports to confirm the identity or other significant characteristics of the person who holds a particular key pair;

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• certification authority

  certification authority

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  “certification authority” means a person who or an organisation that issues a certificate;

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• key pair

  key pair

  Defined · s 2

  “key pair”, in an asymmetric cryptosystem, means a private key and its mathematically related public key, having the property that the public key can verify a digital signature that the private key creates;

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• public key

  public key

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  “public key” means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature;

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• subscriber

  subscriber

  Defined · s 2

  “subscriber” means a person who is the subject named or identified in a certificate issued to him and who holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate;

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• trustworthy system

  trustworthy system

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  “trustworthy system” means computer hardware, software and procedures that —(a)are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse;(b)provide a reasonable level of availability, reliability and correct operation;(c)are reasonably suited to performing their intended functions; and(d)adhere to generally accepted security procedures;

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