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Chapter I : Preliminary
Chapter II : Digital Signature
Chapter III : Electronic Governance
Chapter IV : Attribution, Acknowledgment And Despatch Of Electronic Records
Chapter V : Secure Electronic Records And Secure Digital Signatures
ChapterVI : Regulation Certifying Authorities
Chapter VII : Digital Signature Certificates
Chapter VIII : Duties
Of Subscribers
Chapter IX : Penalties And Adjudication
ChapterX : The Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal
Chapter XI : Offences
Chapter XII : Network Service Providers Not Be Liable In Certain Cases.
Chapter XIII : Miscellaneous
The First Schedule : Amendment To The Indian Penal Code (See Section 91)(45 Of
1860]
The Second Schedule: Amendments To The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (See Section
92) [1 Of 1872]
The Third Schedule : Amendments To The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 (See
Section 93) [18 Of 1891]
The Fourth Schedule : Amendment To The Reserve Bank Of India Act, 1934 (See
Section 94) [2 Of 1934]
CHAPTER VIII : DUTIES
OF SUBSCRIBERS
1. Generating key pair
Where any Digital Signature Certificate, the public
key of which corresponds to the
private key of that subscriber which is to be listed in the Digital Signature
Certificate
has been accepted by a subscriber, then, the subscriber shall generate
the key pair
by applying the security procedure.
2. Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a Digital Signature
Certificate
if he publishes or authorises the publication of a Digital Signature Certificate-
(a) to one or more persons;
(b) in a repository, or
otherwise demonstrates his approval of the Digital Signature Certificate
in any
manner,
(2) By accepting a Digital Signature the subscriber certifies to all who
reasonable
rely on the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate
that-
(a) the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key
listed
in the Digital Signature Certificate and is entitled to hold the same;
(b) all representations made by the subscriber to the Certifying Authority
and
all material relevant to the information contained in the Digital Signature
Certificate
are true.;
(c) all information in the Digital Signature Certificate that is within
the
knowledge of the subscriber is true.
3. Control of private key
(1) Every subscriber shall exercise shall exercise reasonable care to
retain control
of the private key corresponding to the public key listed in his Digital
Signature
Certificate and take all steps to prevent its disclosure to a person not
authorised to
affix the digital signature of the subscriber.
(2) If the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital
Signature Certificate has been compromised, then, the subscriber shall
communicate
the same without and delay to the Certifying Authority in such manner
as may be
specified by the regulations.
Explanation- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the
subscriber
shall be liable to till he has informed the Certifying Authority that
the private key has
been compromised.
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