Minnesota Statutes 325K.13 – Control of Private Key
Subdivision 1.Duty.
By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority, the subscriber identified in the certificate assumes a duty to exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key and prevent its disclosure to a person not authorized to create the subscriber’s digital signature.
Subd. 2.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 325K.13
- Certificate: means a computer-based record that:
(1) identifies the certification authority issuing it;
(2) names or identifies its subscriber;
(3) contains the subscriber's public key; and
(4) is digitally signed by the certification authority issuing it. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Certification authority: means a person who issues a certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Hold a private key: means to be authorized to utilize a private key. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Person: means a human being or an organization capable of signing a document, either legally or as a matter of fact. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Private key: means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Subscriber: means a person who:
(1) is the subject listed in a certificate;
(2) accepts the certificate; and
(3) holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 325K.13
- Certificate: means a computer-based record that:
(1) identifies the certification authority issuing it;
(2) names or identifies its subscriber;
(3) contains the subscriber's public key; and
(4) is digitally signed by the certification authority issuing it. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Certification authority: means a person who issues a certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Hold a private key: means to be authorized to utilize a private key. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Person: means a human being or an organization capable of signing a document, either legally or as a matter of fact. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Private key: means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Subscriber: means a person who:
(1) is the subject listed in a certificate;
(2) accepts the certificate; and
(3) holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
[Repealed, 1998 c 321 s 31]
Subd. 2a.Possession of private key.
A certification authority cannot hold a private key on behalf of a subscriber.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1998 c 321 s 31]