Common use of Public Key Clause in Contracts

Public Key. The key of a Key Pair publicly disclosed by the holder of the corresponding Private Key and used by the recipient to validate Digital Signatures created with the corresponding Private Key and to encrypt messages or files to be decrypted with the corresponding Private Key. Public Key Cryptography: A type of cryptography (a process of creating and deciphering communications to keep them secure) that uses a Key Pair to securely encrypt and decrypt messages. One key encrypts a message, and the other key decrypts the message. One key is kept secret (Private Key), and one is made available to others (Public Key). These keys are, in essence, large mathematically-related numbers that form a unique pair. Either key may be used to encrypt a message, but only the other corresponding key may be used to decrypt the message. Registration Authority (RA): An entity contractually delegated by an Issuing CA to accept and process Certificate applications, and to verify the identity of potential End Entities and authenticate information contained in Certificate applications, in conformity with the provisions of the CP, CPS and related agreements. Relying Party: Any person or entity that reasonably relies on the EV Code Signing Certificate during its Validity Period. Repository: The information and data repository of IdenTrust located at

Public Key. The key of a Key Pair publicly disclosed by the holder of the corresponding Private Key and used by the recipient to validate Digital Signatures created with the corresponding Private Key and to encrypt messages or files to be decrypted with the corresponding Private Key. Public Key Cryptography: A type of cryptography (a process of creating and deciphering communications to keep them secure) that uses a Key Pair to securely encrypt and decrypt messages. One key encrypts a message, and the other key decrypts the message. One key is kept secret (Private Key), and one is made available to others (Public Key). These keys are, in essence, large mathematically-related numbers that form a unique pair. Either key may be used to encrypt a message, but only the other corresponding key may be used to decrypt the message. Registration Authority (RA): An entity contractually delegated by an Issuing CA to accept and process Certificate applications, and to verify the identity of potential End Entities and authenticate information contained in Certificate applications, in conformity with the provisions of the CP, CPS and related agreements. Relying Party: Any person or entity that reasonably relies on the EV Code Signing Certificate during its Validity Period. Repository: The information and data repository of IdenTrust located at.