CS Professional · Banking and Insurance - Laws and Practice · Digital Banking
Sunrise Cooperative Bank applies to a Certifying Authority (CA) for a Digital Signature Certificate for its CFO, Mr. Iyer. While issuing the certificate, the CA must certify certain matters. Which of the following is one of the representations the CA must make under Section 36 of the IT Act, 2000?
The CA must certify that the subscriber's public and private keys form a functioning key pair, as required by Section 36(d). The Act does not require the CA to certify a ten-year validity, the subscriber's finances, or a promise of non-disclosure of the private key.
- AThe subscriber's public key and private key constitute a functioning key pairCorrect
- BThe subscriber will never disclose the private key to any person
- CThe subscriber's bank account is free from any liability
- DThe certificate will remain valid for a minimum of ten years
Explanation
Section 36(d) requires the CA to certify that the subscriber's public and private keys constitute a functioning key pair. The other options are not among the representations listed in Section 36; validity period and the subscriber's finances are not certified by the CA.
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