Russian Federation

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Russian Federation
Legislation:	Electronic Signature Law
Status:	Enacted
Year Enacted:	2002
Require Smart Cards:	No
Require Time-Stamping:	No
Excluded Documents:	None
Case Law:	None

Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Legislation Definitions & Excerpts 3.1 Electronic Signature Definitions 3.2 Requirements Pertaining to Electronic Signatures 3.3 Excluded Documents 4 Case Law 5 References

History

In 2001, the Russian Federation was enacted the Electronic Signature Law and approved in 2002.

Overview

Only digital signatures are given equal status as handwritten signatures. The laws goes into details as to what fields should be listed in the certificate (e.g. dates, identity number) and there is a requirements from the certificate holder to keep the private key secret and not use them if they have been compromised.

Legislation Definitions & Excerpts

Electronic Signature Definitions

Requirements Pertaining to Electronic Signatures

The procedure of electronic signing provides that three components must be present: two keys, private and public, and the certificate of the signature key. The Law defines them as follows:13

• The private key is a unique series of symbols known only to the holder of the certificate of the signature key;
• The public key is a unique series of symbols corresponding to the private key available to any user of the information system and intended for the verification of the e-signature in the electronic document; and
• The certificate of the signature key is a hardcopy or softcopy document electronically signed by an authorized officer of a certification center, which contains the public key and is issued to the user of the information system to verify the e-signature and the identity of the signatory.

Excluded Documents

Case Law

• Unknown

References

• [1]: Link to the Russian Federation law (Russian).
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