LAWS OF BRUNEI 2008 Ed. Electronic Transactions CAP. 196 23 Presumptions regarding certificates. 21. It shall be presumed, unless evidence to the contrary is adduced, that the information listed in a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority is correct, except for information identified as subscriber information which has not been verified, if the certificate was accepted by the subscriber. Unreliable digital signatures. 22. Unless otherwise provided by any rule of law or by contract, a person relying on a digitally signed electronic record assumes the risk that the digital signature is invalid as a signature or authentication of the signed electronic record, if reliance on the digital signature is not reasonable under the circumstances having regard to the following factors — (a) facts which the person relying on the digitally signed electronic record knows or has notice of, including all facts listed in the certificate or incorporated in it by reference; (b) the value or importance of the digitally signed record, if known; (c) the course of dealing between the person relying on the digitally signed electronic record and the subscriber and any available indicia of reliability or unreliability apart from the digital signature; and (d) usage of trade, particularly trade conducted by trustworthy systems or other electronic means. PART VII GENERAL DUTIES RELATING TO DIGITAL SIGNATURES Reliance on certificates forseeable. 23. It is foreseeable that persons relying on a digital signature will also rely on a valid certificate containing the public key by which the digital signature can be verified. B.L.R.O. 4/2008

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