2006 Minnesota Statutes

325K.12 REPRESENTATIONS AND DUTIES UPON ACCEPTING CERTIFICATE.
    Subdivision 1. Subscriber warranties. By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed
certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on
the information contained in the certificate that:
(1) the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in
the certificate;
(2) all representations made by the subscriber to the certification authority and material to the
information listed in the certificate are true; and
(3) all material representations made by the subscriber to a certification authority or made in
the certificate and not confirmed by the certification authority in issuing the certificate are true.
    Subd. 2. Agent warranties. By requesting on behalf of a principal the issuance of a certificate
naming the principal as subscriber, the requesting person certifies in that person's own right to all
who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that the requesting person:
(1) holds all authority legally required to apply for issuance of a certificate naming the
principal as subscriber; and
(2) has authority to sign digitally on behalf of the principal, and, if that authority is limited
in any way, adequate safeguards exist to prevent a digital signature exceeding the bounds of
the person's authority.
    Subd. 3. Disclaimer limitations. No person may disclaim or contractually limit the
application of this section, nor obtain indemnity for its effects, if the disclaimer, limitation, or
indemnity restricts liability for misrepresentation as against persons reasonably relying on the
certificate.
    Subd. 4. Indemnification by subscriber. By accepting a certificate, a subscriber undertakes
to indemnify the issuing certification authority for loss or damage caused by issuance or
publication of a certificate in reliance on:
(1) a false and material representation of fact by the subscriber; or
(2) the failure by the subscriber to disclose a material fact if the representation or failure
to disclose was made either with intent to deceive the certification authority or a person relying
on the certificate, or with gross negligence. The indemnity provided in this section may not
be disclaimed or contractually limited in scope. However, a contract may provide consistent,
additional terms regarding the indemnification.
    Subd. 5. Certified accuracy. In obtaining information of the subscriber material to issuance
of a certificate, the certification authority may require the subscriber to certify the accuracy of
relevant information under oath or affirmation of truthfulness and under penalty of perjury.
History: 1997 c 178 s 13; 1998 c 321 s 18