“private key” (私人密碼匙) means the key of a key pair used to generate a digital signature;
“public key” (公開密碼匙) means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature;
“recognized certificate” (認可證書) means—
- (a) a certificate recognized under section 22;
- (b) a certificate of a type, class or description of certificate recognized under section 22; or
- (c) a certificate designated as a recognized certificate issued by the certification authority referred to in section 34;
“recognized certification authority” (認可核證機關) means a certification authority recognized under section 21 or the certification authority referred to in section 34;
“record” (紀錄) means information that is inscribed on, stored in or otherwise fixed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form;
“reliance limit” (倚據限額) means the monetary limit specified for reliance on a recognized certificate;
“repository” (儲存庫) means an information system for storing and retrieving certificates and other information relevant to certificates;
“responsible officer” (負責人員), in relation to a certification authority, means a person occupying a position of responsibility in relation to the activities of the certification authority relevant to this Ordinance;
“rule of law” (法律規則) means—
- (a) an Ordinance;
- (b) a rule of common law or a rule of equity; or
- (c) customary law;
“Secretary” (局長) means the Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting;
“sign” and “signature” (簽、簽署) include any symbol executed or adopted, or any methodology or procedure employed or adopted, by a person with the intention of authenticating or approving a record;#
“subscriber” (登記人) means a person (who may be a certification authority) who—
- (a) is named or identified in a certificate as the person to whom the certificate is issued;
- (b) has accepted that certificate; and
- (c) holds a private key which corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate;
“trustworthy system” (穩當系統) means computer hardware, software and procedures that—
- (a) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse;
