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Laws of Malaysia
ACT 562
“person” means a natural person or a body of persons, corporate
or unincorporate, capable of signing a document, either legally or
as a matter of fact;
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or any
regulations made under this Act;
“private key” means the key of a key pair used to create a digital
signature;
“public key” means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital
signature;
“publish” means to record or file in a repository;
“qualified certification authority” means a certification authority
that satisfies the requirements under section 5;
“recipient” means a person who receives or has a digital signature
and is in a position to rely on it;
“recognized date/time stamp service” means a date/time stamp
service recognized by the Commission under section 70;
“recognized repository” means a repository recognized by the
Commission under section 68;
“recommended reliance limit” means the monetary amount
recommended for reliance on a certificate under section 60;
“repository” means a system for storing and retrieving certificates
and other information relevant to digital signatures;
“revoke a certificate” means to make a certificate ineffective
permanently from a specified time forward;
“rightfully hold a private key” means to be able to utilize a
private key—
(a) which the holder or the holder’s agents have not disclosed
to any person in contravention of this Act; and
(b) which the holder has not obtained through theft, deceit,
eavesdropping or other unlawful means;