The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted to give a legal backing and a regulatory framework for the promotion of e-Governance and e-Commerce in India.
Digital Signatures and Certificates are central to ensuring security and confidentiality of e-Governance and e-Commerce transactions. They cannot be sold in the way that you sell goods on online stores. You need a proper organizational setup to issue the certificates. The IT Act provides for the setting up of Certifying Authorities (CAs) who issue digital signatures in India. And to ensure that these CAs function smoothly and in tandem, the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) was set up. In fact, it is the CCA that issues the CA a licence to in turn issue digital certificates.
The CCA maintains the National Repository of Digital Certificates (NRDC) $ that contains all digital certificates issued by all certifying authorities in India to date. This is a mandatory requirement under the IT Act, 2000. In fact, even the licences issued to the CAs are digitally signed by the CCA. This is done in an environment that conforms to the same strict guidelines that are applicable to CAs. The certifying authorities in India can cross-certify each other as well as other CAs across the globe. This helps them recognise each other’s certificates and enables governments; businesses as well as individuals operate in the global internet space in a seamless way.
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I am aware of this latest technology but the information that you have shared about the authorized body who regulates the overall framework is completely new to me. Thank to you for making and sharing this informative post.
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