Digital Signature Act 1997
Digital signature act 1997 enforced on october 1998 secures electronic communications especially on the internet digital signature is an identity verification standard using encryption techniques to protect against e mail forgery the encrypted code consists of the user s name and a hash of all the parts of the message.
Digital signature act 1997. The digital signature act 1997 dsa 1997 which came into force on 1st october 1998 with the purpose of regulating the use of digital signature in malaysia ensures the security of legal issues related to electronic transactions and verifies the use of digital signatures through certificates issued by licensed certification authority ca. Akta tandatangan digital 1997 is a malaysian laws which enacted to make provision for and to regulate the use of digital signatures and to provide for matters connected therewith. Part ii cite the commission and the licensing of certification authorities 3 appointment of commission cite. Arrangement of sections long title preamble.
1 a licensed certification authority shall only use a trustworthy system a to issue suspend or revoke a certificate. Digital signature 9 laws of malaysia act 562 digital signature act 1997 an act to make provision for and to regulate the use of digital signatures and to provide for matters connected therewith. Digital signature act 1997 act 562 acts. An act to make provision for and to regulate the use of digital signatures and to provide for matters connected.
2 a subscriber shall only use a trustworthy system to create a private key. Home library legislation digital signature act 1997 act 562 part ii. B to publish or give notice of the issuance suspension or revocation of a certificate. The digital signature act 1997 malay.
Digital signature act 1997 act 562 incorporating latest amendment a1121 2001. 1 october 1998 p u. The digital signature act 1997 in its current form 1 january 2006 consists of 7 parts containing 92 sections and no schedule including 1 amendment. B 397 1998 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and.
Digital signature act 1997 act 562 table of contents. Electronic signatures on contracts have been legally recognised in malaysia since 1997 starting with the enactment of the digital signature act 1997 dsa followed later by the electronic commerce act 2006 eca.