Regulation 29. Approved digital signature scheme. (DIGITAL SIGNATURE REGULATIONS 1998

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P.U.(A) 359/98
DIGITAL SIGNATURE REGULATIONS 1998

PART V - APPROVED DIGITAL SIGNATURE SCHEME AND KEY MANAGEMENT

Regulation 29. Approved digital signature scheme.

(1) A digital signature scheme shall be approved for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations if -

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) the digital signature scheme uses a secure public-key algorithm for the generation of the key pair and a secure public-key algorithm and hash function for the creation of the digital signature;

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) the digital signature scheme satisfies the technical component requirements under regulation 81; and

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) the digital signature created is not capable of being modified to contain a subliminal channel.

(2) A key pair used to create and verify a digital signature shall not be used to encrypt and decrypt any messages.