Question 5 OR (a) part i

The Duties of a Subscriber under the IT Act, 2000

3 marks

Time to write
About 6 minutes

From an older CBCS paper

Question

Question 5 OR (a) part i · 3 marks

Explain each of these:

  1. The Duties of a Subscriber under the IT Act, 2000

Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.

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Read off the question and its marks

6 minfor 3 marks

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  • ExplainEach point stated, then explained in a line or two.

What the paper leaves open

This older-course question examines the Information Technology Act, 2000, which the current UGCF Business Laws syllabus does not name; it is answered as printed. Marked as one question of 9 marks; answered here in 3 parts of 3 marks each (marks inferred).

Write it in this order

  1. 1 (i) The Duties of a Subscriber under the IT Act, 2000 3 marks 6 min

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Solution

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(i) The Duties of a Subscriber under the IT Act, 2000 (Chapter VIII):

  1. to generate the key pair by applying the security procedure, where a Digital Signature Certificate whose public key corresponds to his private key has been accepted (section 40);
  2. to perform the duties prescribed in respect of an Electronic Signature Certificate (section 40A);
  3. on accepting a certificate, he certifies that he holds the private key corresponding to the listed public key and that his representations and the information within his knowledge are true (section 41); and
  4. to exercise reasonable care to retain control of the private key and prevent its disclosure, and to inform the Certifying Authority without delay if it is compromised, remaining liable until he does so (section 42).

Where the 3 marks sit

#ComponentMarks
1(i) The Duties of a Subscriber under the IT Act, 20003
Total3
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