Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 239 > STANDARD MEASURES, CONTAINERS

• Certificate: means a computer-based record that:

  (1) identifies the certification authority issuing it;

  (2) names or identifies its subscriber;

  (3) contains the subscriber's public key; and

  (4) is digitally signed by the certification authority issuing it. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01

• Certification authority: means a person who issues a certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Certify: means to declare with reference to a certificate, with ample opportunity to reflect, and with a duty to apprise oneself of all material facts. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce. See Minnesota Statutes 239.051
• Confirm: means to ascertain through appropriate inquiry and investigation. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Hold a private key: means to be authorized to utilize a private key. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Licensed certification authority: means a certification authority to whom a license has been issued by the secretary and whose license is in effect, or a certification authority who operates under a license issued by a governmental entity which has been certified pursuant to section 325K. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Notify: means to communicate a fact to another person in a manner reasonably likely under the circumstances to impart knowledge of the information to the other person. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Person: means a human being or an organization capable of signing a document, either legally or as a matter of fact. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Person: means person or persons, corporation, partnership, stock company, society, association, or the agent or employee thereof. See Minnesota Statutes 239.051
• Private key: means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Public key: means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Publish: means to record or file in a repository. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Recognized repository: means a repository recognized by the secretary under section 325K. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Repository: means a system for storing and retrieving certificates and other information relevant to digital signatures. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Revoke a certificate: means to make a certificate ineffective permanently from a specified time forward. 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
• Subscriber: means a person who:

  (1) is the subject listed in a certificate;

  (2) accepts the certificate; and

  (3) holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01

• Suspend a certificate: means to make a certificate ineffective temporarily for a specified time forward. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Transactional certificate: means a valid certificate incorporating by reference one or more of the digital signatures. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Weight: means net weight when it is used in connection with a commodity sold by weight. See Minnesota Statutes 239.051