Licences under the
Digital Signature Act 1997
Certificate of Recognition
for a Date/Time Stamp Service
Introduction
A way of vouching the exact time when
a computer record (messages, document, or even digital signatures) was created or
last modified is by using a digital date/time stamping system. A digital date/time
stamp is basically a cryptographically unforgeable digital declaration which can
be used as evidence of the date and time a computer record was created. The date/time
stamp can be attached to a digital signature, message or other document if required
by any written law.
Recognised Date/Time Stamp
Services
The Commission issues a certificate of recognition for a date/time stamp service
in two stages:
| a) | The establishment stage; and | |
| b) | The operation stage. |
The Commission issues the establishment stage certificate for a period of not exceeding one year. During the period, a person has to fulfill all the certification requirements and may apply for the operation stage.
A person is only allowed to carry on or operate as a recognised date/time stamp service until that person has been issued with the operation stage certificate.
Qualification Requirements
A person intending to carry on or operate as a repository must satisfy the following requirements:
| a) | It is a body corporate incorporated in Malaysia or a partnership within the meaning of the Partnership Act 1961 [Act 135]; | |
| b) | It maintains a registered office in Malaysia; | |
| c) | It has a working capital reasonably sufficient, according to the requirement of the Commission, to enable it to conduct business as a Repository; | |
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It employs as operative personnel only persons who:
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| e) | It operates by means of a trustworthy system; | |
| f) | It uses a reasonably secure and tamper-proof mechanism as it’s time-stamping device; | |
| g) | It keeps and maintains an archive of documents that have been time-stamped, irrespective that the contents of the document itself are not disclosed, within at least the preceding ten years; | |
| h) | It complies with the certification, standards and technical requirements under the Act and its Regulation; and | |
| i) | It complies with such other requirement as the Commission thinks fit. |
Application for Certification of Recognition for Date/Time Stamp Services
| a) | A person fills in Form 1 | |
| b) |
For the establishment stage, a person must provide the following information:
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For the operation stage, a person must provide the following information
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| d) | The prescribed fee; and | |
| e) | Such other information or document as the Commission may require. |
