LAWS OF BRUNEI
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CAP. 196
Electronic Transactions
2008 Ed.
(ii) in the absence of a certification practice statement,
complied with the conditions in subsection (2).
(2) In the absence of a certification practice statement, the
certification authority shall confirm by itself or through an authorised agent
that —
(a) the prospective subscriber is the person to be listed in the
certificate to be issued;
(b) if the prospective subscriber is acting through one or more
agents, the subscriber authorised the agent to have custody of the
subscriber’s private key and to request issuance of a certificate listing
the corresponding public key;
(c) the information in the certificate to be issued is accurate;
(d) the prospective subscriber rightfully holds the private key
corresponding to the public key to be listed in the certificate;
(e) the prospective subscriber holds a private key capable of
creating a digital signature; and
(f) the public key to be listed in the certificate can be used to
verify a digital signature affixed by the private key held by the
prospective subscriber.
Representations upon issuance of certificate.
30.
(1) By issuing a certificate, a certification authority represents, to
any person who reasonably relies on the certificate or a digital signature
verifiable by the public key listed in the certificate, that the certification
authority has issued the certificate in accordance with any applicable
certification practice statement incorporated by reference in the certificate, or
of which the relying person has notice.
(2) In the absence of such certification practice statement, the
certification authority represents that it has confirmed that —
(a) the certification authority has complied with all applicable
requirements of this Act in issuing the certificate, and if the
certification authority has published the certificate or otherwise made
it available to such relying person, that the subscriber listed in the
certificate has accepted it;