Minnesota Statutes 325K.25 – Recognition of Repositories
Subdivision 1.Conditions.
The secretary must recognize one or more repositories, after finding that a repository to be recognized:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 325K.25
- Certification authority: means a person who issues a certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Repository: means a system for storing and retrieving certificates and other information relevant to digital signatures. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- Secretary: means the Minnesota secretary of state. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trustworthy system: means computer hardware and software that:
(1) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse;
(2) provide a reasonable level of availability, reliability, and correct operation; and
(3) are reasonably suited to performing their intended functions. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
(1) is operated under the direction of a licensed certification authority;
(2) includes a database containing:
(i) certificates published in the repository;
(ii) notices of suspended or revoked certificates published by licensed certification authorities or other persons suspending or revoking certificates;
(iii) certification authority disclosure records for licensed certification authorities;
(iv) all orders published by the secretary in regulating certification authorities; and
(v) other information adopted by rule by the secretary;
(3) operates by means of a trustworthy system;
(4) contains no significant amount of information that is known or likely to be untrue, inaccurate, or not reasonably reliable;
(5) contains certificates published by certification authorities that conform to legally binding requirements that the secretary finds to be substantially similar to, or more stringent toward the certification authorities, than those of this state; and
(6) keeps an archive of certificates that have been suspended or revoked, or that have expired, within at least the past three years.
Subd. 2.Application.
A repository may apply to the secretary for recognition by filing a written request and providing evidence to the secretary sufficient for the secretary to find that the conditions for recognition are satisfied.
Subd. 3.Recognition discontinued.
A repository may discontinue its recognition by filing 30 days’ written notice with the secretary. In addition, the secretary may discontinue recognition of a repository in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 14, if it concludes that the repository no longer satisfies the conditions for recognition listed in this section or in rules adopted by the secretary.