154 No. 4 of 2021] Issue of certificate to subscriber Electronic Communications and Transactions 36. A certification authority may issue a certificate to a subscriber where— (a) the certification authority has received an application from the subscriber; (b) the certification authority has complied with its certification practice statement, including procedures regarding identification of the subscriber; (c) the prospective subscriber is the person to be listed in the certificate to be issued; (d) in the case of a subscriber acting through an agent, the certification authority has verified that the subscriber has authorised the agent to have custody of the subscriber’s private key and to request issuance of a certificate listing the corresponding public key; (e) the information in the certificate to be issued is accurate; (f) the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key to be listed in the certificate; (g) the subscriber holds a private key capable of creating a digital signature; and (h) the public key to be listed in the certificate can be used to verify a digital signature affixed by the private key held by that subscriber. Details of certificate 37. A certificate shall set out— (a) the number of the certificate; (b) the name of the certificate holder; (c) the personal identification code or registry code of the certificate holder; (d) the public key of the certificate holder; (e) the period of validity of the certificate; (f) the issuer and registry code of the issuer; and (g) a description of the limitations on the scope of use of the certificate.

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