LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

On March 9, 2004 No. 602-IIG

About the digital signature and the electronic document

This Law establishes organizational and legal bases of use of the digital signature and electronic document, their application in electronic document management and the rights of appropriate subjects, governs the relations arising between them.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

1.1. In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

1.1.1. Data - information suitable for processing by means of information technologies;

1.1.2. The carrier of data - the material object intended for storage and use of data;

1.1.3. The information message - data recording form on the carrier of data;

1.1.4. The digital signature - the added to other data or logically related data allowing to identify the owner of the signature;

1.1.5. The strengthened digital signature (further - the strengthened signature) - the digital signature created by means of the digital signature facilities controlled by the owner of the signature, and belonging only to the owner of the signature, identifying him, allowing to determine integrity, invariance, not distortion and authenticity of the connected c to it the information message;

1.1.6. The owner of the digital signature (further - the owner of the signature) the physical person acting on its own behalf or on behalf of person which authorized it according to the procedure, stipulated by the legislation;

1.1.7. Digital signature facilities (further - means of the signature) the program and technical means used for creation and verification of the digital signature and also for preparation of information on creation and verification of the signature;

1.1.8. Information for creation of the digital signature not repeating data consisting of code or cryptographic key used for creation of the digital signature and known only to the owner;

1.1.9. Information for verification of the digital signature - not repeating data used for check of authenticity of the digital signature consisting of code or cryptographic key and the corresponding information for verification of the digital signature;

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