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A foreign body, Alpine Certs AG, wishes to be treated as a Certifying Authority for the purposes of the IT Act, 2000. Which procedure is correct?

The Controller may recognise a foreign Certifying Authority, subject to conditions specified by regulations, only with the previous approval of the Central Government and by notification in the Official Gazette. Recognition is not automatic and is not made by the Central Government alone.

  1. AThe Central Government alone recognises it by a notification, without involving the Controller
  2. BThe Controller recognises it with the previous approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official GazetteCorrect
  3. CThe Controller recognises it after consulting the Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee, with no Central Government approval
  4. DRecognition is automatic once its certificates are used by any Indian subscriber

Explanation

Section 19(1) lets the Controller recognise a foreign Certifying Authority, subject to conditions in regulations, with the previous approval of the Central Government and by notification in the Official Gazette. Once recognised, its certificates are valid for purposes of the Act.

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