Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 239 > VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES

• 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
• Certification practice statement: means a declaration of the practices that a certification authority employs in issuing certificates generally, or employed in issuing a material certificate. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Confirm: means to ascertain through appropriate inquiry and investigation. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Division: means the Division of Weights and Measures of the Department of Commerce. See Minnesota Statutes 239.051
• 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
• 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
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• 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
• Recipient: means a person who has received a certificate and a digital signature verifiable with reference to a public key listed in the certificate and is in a position to rely on it. See Minnesota Statutes 325K.01
• Recognized repository: means a repository recognized by the secretary under section 325K. 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
• 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
• 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

• Verify a digital signature: means , in relation to a given digital signature, message, and public key, to determine accurately that:

  (1) the digital signature was created by the private key corresponding to the public key; and

  (2) the message has not been altered since its digital signature was created. 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