A Digital Signature Certificate shall not be revoked unless the subscriber has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter. the subscriber has been declared insolvent or dead or where a subscriber is a firm or a company, which has been dissolved, wound-up or otherwise ceased to exist. the Certifying Authority's private key or security system was compromised in a manner materially affecting the Digital Signature Certificate's reliability. a requirement for issuance of the Digital Signature Certificate was not satisfied. a material fact represented in the Digital Signature Certificate is false or has been concealed. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) and without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), a CertifyingAuthority may revoke a Digital Signature Certificate which has been issued by it at any time, if it is of opinion that. upon the dissolution of the firm or winding up of the company where the subscriber is a firm or a company.where the subscriber or any other person authorised by him makes a request to that effect, or.A Certifying Authority may revoke a Digital Signature Certificate issued by it.Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate.
On suspension of a Digital Signature Certificate under this section, the Certifying Authority shall communicate the same to the subscriber.ģ8. A Digital Signature Certificate shall not be suspended for a period exceeding fifteen days unless the subscriber has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter. if it is of opinion that the Digital Signature Certificate should be suspended in public interest. any person duly authorised to act on behalf of that subscriber. the subscriber listed in toe Digital Signature Certificate, or. on receipt of a request to that effect from. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Certifying Authority which has issued a Digital Signature Certificate may suspend such Digital Signature Certificate. Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate. it has no knowledge of any material fact, which if it had been included in the Digital Signature Certificate would adversely affect the reliability of the representations made in clauses (a) to (d).ģ7. the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate is accurate, and. the subscriber's public key and private key constitute a functioning key pair. the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key, listed in the Digital Signature Certificate. it has published the Digital Signature Certificate or otherwise made it available to such person relying on it and the subscriber has accepted it. it has complied with the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder. Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate.Ī Certifying Authority while issuing a Digital Signature Certificate shall certify that. Provided further that no application shall be rejected unless the applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed rejection.ģ6. 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 applicant:. the applicant holds a private key, which is capable of creating a digital signature. the applicant holds the private key corresponding to the public key to be listed in the Digital Signature Certificate.Provided that no Digital Signature Certificate shall be granted unless the Certifying Authority is satisfied that. On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Certifying Authority may, after consideration of the certification practice statement or the other statement under sub-section (3) and after making such enquiries as it may deem fit, grant the Digital Signature Certificate or for reasons to be recorded in writing, reject the application:.Every such application shall be accompanied by a certification practice statement or where there is no such statement, a statement containing such particulars, as may be specified by regulations.Provided that while prescribing fees under sub-section (2) different fees may be prescribed for different classes of applicants'. Every such application shall be accompanied by such fee not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees as may be prescribed by the Central Government, to be paid to the Certifying Authority:.
Any person may make an application to the Certifying Authority for the issue of a Digital Signature Certificate in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government. Certifying Authority to issue Digital Signature Certificate.