Subdivision 1. Secretary as certification authority. The secretary shall be a certification authority. The secretary shall issue, suspend, and revoke certificates in the manner prescribed under section 325K.10 to applicants for licensure. The secretary may also issue, suspend, and revoke certificates for governmental entities. Except for licensing requirements, this chapter applies to the secretary with respect to certificates the secretary issues.
Subd. 2. Record. The secretary must maintain an online, publicly accessible electronic database containing a certification authority disclosure record and list of judgments for each licensed certification authority.
Subd. 3. Rules. The secretary must adopt rules to:
(1) govern licensed certification authorities and repositories, their practice, and termination of their practice;
(2) determine an amount reasonably appropriate for a suitable guaranty, in light of the burden a suitable guaranty places upon licensed certification authorities and the assurance of quality and financial responsibility it provides to persons who rely on certificates issued by licensed certification authorities;
(3) specify reasonable requirements for the form of certificates issued by licensed certification authorities, in accordance with generally accepted standards for digital signature certificates;
(4) specify reasonable requirements for record keeping by licensed certification authorities;
(5) specify reasonable requirements for the content, form, and sources of information in certification authority disclosure records, the updating and timeliness of the information, and other practices and policies relating to certification authority disclosure records;
(6) specify the form of the certification practice statements; and
(7) specify the procedure and manner in which a certificate may be suspended or revoked.
Subd. 4. Certification practice statement. The secretary in the role of licensed certification authority may adopt and amend a certification practice statement without using the provisions of chapter 14.
1997 c 178 s 4; 1998 c 321 s 9; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 94
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Chapter 325K — Electronic Authentication
Section 325K.001 — Short Title.
Section 325K.01 — Definitions.
Section 325K.02 — Purposes And Construction.
Section 325K.03 — Role Of The Secretary.
Section 325K.05 — Licensure And Qualifications Of Certification Authorities.
Section 325K.06 — Performance Audits.
Section 325K.07 — Enforcement Of Requirements For Licensed Certification Authorities.
Section 325K.08 — Dangerous Activities By Certification Authority Prohibited.
Section 325K.09 — General Requirements For Certification Authorities.
Section 325K.10 — Issuance Of Certificate.
Section 325K.11 — Warranties And Obligations Upon Issuance Of Certificate.
Section 325K.12 — Representations And Duties Upon Accepting Certificate.
Section 325K.13 — Control Of Private Key.
Section 325K.14 — Suspension Of Certificate.
Section 325K.15 — Certificate Revocation.
Section 325K.16 — Certificate Expiration.
Section 325K.17 — Recommended Reliance Limits.
Section 325K.18 — Collection Based On Suitable Guaranty.
Section 325K.19 — Satisfaction Of Signature Requirements.
Section 325K.20 — Unreliable Digital Signatures.
Section 325K.21 — Digitally Signed Document Is Written.
Section 325K.22 — Digitally Signed Originals.
Section 325K.23 — Acknowledgments.
Section 325K.24 — Presumptions In Adjudicating Disputes; Liability Allocation.