Article 3. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

electronic digital signature - a signature in the electronic document, created as a result of a special modification of information of electronic document, using a closed key of an electronic digital signature and allowing identification the absence of errors in the information in electronic document using the open key of the electronic digital signature and identification of the owner of the closed digital signature;

closed key of the electronic digital signature - the sequence of symbols, created with the use of electronic digital signature tools, known only for the person who is the signer and intended to create an electronic digital signature in electronic document;

open key of electronic digital signature - the sequence of characters, created with the use of electronic digital signature tools, corresponding with the closed key of electronic digital signature, which can be used by any information system user, intended to confirm the authenticity of electronic digital signature in electronic document;

confirmation of authenticity of electronic digital signature - a positive result of checking of that electronic digital signature belongs to the owner of the closed key of electronic digital signature and absence of mistakes in the information in electronic document;

electronic document - information that has been recorded electronically, certified by an electronic digital signature and has other requisites allowing identification of electronic document.