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TypeBare Act JurisdictionDelhi Government Enacted2000

The Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 40

Generating key pair

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The Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 40 is part of The Information Technology Act, 2000 - Generating key pair. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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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, ¹ *** the subscriber shall generate ² [that key] pair by applying the security procedure.

1. The word "then" omitted by notification No. S.O. 1015(E) (w.e.f. 19-9-2002).
2. Subs. ibid., for "the key" (w.e.f. 19-9-2002).

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