ACT 562
DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997

PART IV - DUTIES OF LICENSED CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES AND SUBSCRIBERS
CHAPTER 4 - Control in private key



Section 43. Duty of subscriber to keep private key secure.


By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority, the subscriber named in the certificate assumes a duty to exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key and prevent its disclosure to any person not authorized to create the subscriber's digital signature.