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(g) "Digital Signature Certificate" means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub-section (4) of Section 35- ;
(r) "electronic form" with reference to information means any information generated, sent, received or stored in media, magnetic, optical, computer memory, micro film, computer generated micro fiche or similar device;
(s) "Electronic Gazette" means the Official Gazette published in the electronic form;
(t) "electronic record" means data, record or data generated, image or sound stored, received or sent in an electronic form or micro film or computer generated micro fiche;
(u) "function", in relation to a computer, includes logic, control, arithmetical process, deletion, storage and retrieval and communication or telecommunication from or within a computer;
(v) "information" includes data, text, images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and databases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche;
(w) "intermediary" with respect to any particular electronic message means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that message or provides any service with respect to that message;
(x) "key pair" in an asymmetric crypto system, means a private key and its mathematically related public key, which are so related that the public key can verify a digital signature created by the private key;
(y) "law" includes any Act of Parliament or of a State Legislature, Ordinances promulgated by the President or a Governor, as the case may be. Regulations made by the President under Article 240, Bills enacted as President's Act under sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 357 of the Constitution and includes rules, regulations, bye-laws and orders issued or made thereunder;
(z) "licence" means a licence granted to a Certifying Authority under Section 24- ;
(za) "originator" means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message or causes any electronic message to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted to any other person but does not include an intermediary;
(zb) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(zc) "private key" means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature;
(zd) "public key" means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature and listed in the Digital Signature Certificate;
(ze) "secure system" means computer hardware, software and procedure that"(a) are reasonably secure from unauthorised access and misuse;
(b) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation;
(c) are reasonably suited to performing the intended functions; and (d) adhere to generally accepted security procedures;
(zf) "security procedure" means the security procedure prescribed under Section 16- by the Central Government;
(zg) "subscriber" means a person in whose name the Digital Signature Certificate is issued;
(zh) "verify" in relation to a digital signature, electronic record or public key, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to determine whether"
(a) the initial electronic record was affixed with the digital signature by the use of private key corresponding to the public key of the subscriber;
(b) the initial electronic record is retained intact or has been altered since such electronic record was so affixed with the digital signature.
(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.