LAWS OF BRUNEI
10
CAP. 196
Electronic Transactions
2008 Ed.
(b) detecting
error
or
alteration
in
the
communication, content or storage of an electronic record
since a specific point in time,
which may require the use of algorithms or codes, identifying
words or numbers, encryption, answerback or acknowledgement
procedures, or similar security devices;
“signed” or “signature” includes any symbol executed or
adopted, or any methodology or procedure employed or adopted,
by a person with the intention of authenticating a record,
including electronic or digital methods;
“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;
“suspend a certificate” means to temporarily suspend the
operational period of a certificate from a specified time;
“transaction” includes a transaction of a non-commercial nature;
“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;
“valid certificate” means a certificate that a certification
authority has issued and which the subscriber listed in it has
accepted;
“verify a digital signature”, in relation to a given digital
signature, record and public key, means to determine accurately
—
(a) that the digital signature was created using the
private key corresponding to the public key listed in the
certificate; and