Question 5 (b)
Electronic and digital signature distinguished
9.375 marks
- Time to write
- About 19 minutes
From an older CBCS paper
Question
Question 5 (b) · 9.375 marksand bring out as well the difference between Electronic Signature and Digital Signature
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- difference betweenSet the differences out in a table, basis by basis, not as two separate essays.
What the paper leaves open
The paper prints no mark per question (any four of six, equal marks, 75 in all); each question is reckoned here at 18.75 marks. 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 18.75 marks; answered here in 2 parts of 9.375 marks each (marks inferred).
Write it in this order
- Read; underline the asks; jot your points 1 min
- 1 Electronic Signature and Digital Signature 9.4 marks 17 min
- Check: every ask answered, key terms underlined 1 min
Try it first. About 19 minutes for 9.375 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
Hover or tap a marked figure, like 72,000, to see how it is made and where else it appears.
Electronic Signature and Digital Signature.
| Basis | Digital signature | Electronic signature |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Authentication of an electronic record by a subscriber by an electronic method or procedure in accordance with section 3 (s. 2(1)(p)) | Authentication of an electronic record by a subscriber by the electronic technique specified in the Second Schedule (s. 2(1)(ta)) |
| Scope | A particular technique | The wider term: it includes the digital signature |
| Technique | Asymmetric crypto system and hash function (s. 3) | Any reliable technique specified in the Second Schedule (s. 3A) |
| Certificate | Digital Signature Certificate | Electronic Signature Certificate, which includes the Digital Signature Certificate |
Where the 9.375 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electronic Signature and Digital Signature | 9.375 |
| Total | 9.375 |
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