The legal study of public key infrastructure

Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics

Dr. Parviz  Savaraei ¹ (ندارد)
Dr. Bagher  Taherianfar ² (ندارد)

Received: 2015-07-13 Accepted : 2015-07-13 Published : 2008-10-22

Keywords: public key infrastructure, certification authority, registration authority, archives authority, electronic signature, relying-party,

Abstract :

Electronic  certificates service providers, subject to article 31 of Electronic Trade Act, are being established according to the authorization of administrative law of article 32 of the mentioned Act to serve issuing electronic signatures. These offices are going to issue electronic signateres on the basis of the public key infrastructure which is in fact organizing secure data exchange in the non-secure internet area. The function of the public key infrastructure is assigned by the inter relation of the parts it is composed of. This article deals with  the frame work of the public key infrastructure as a mean of identification, integrity approval and message accuracy in an electronic area especially on internet. The nature and concept of the public key infrastructure, the parts and at the end its technical functions are to be investigated. The results of the research show how that valid electronic signature is formed as a result of technical functions of the public key infrastructure which will consequently lead into user´s growing confidence and guarantees secure network connections and data confidentially in a non-secure electronic area.