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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 434. Secretary of State |
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Chapter 434-180. Electronic authentication. |
Section 434-180-120. Definitions.
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- For purposes of this chapter, all terms defined in RCW 19.34.020 have the meanings set forth in statute. Additionally, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Operative personnel" means one or more natural persons acting as an agent of a licensed certification authority, or in the employment of, or under contract with, a licensed certification authority, and who have:(a) Managerial or policy making responsibilities for such licensed certification authority; or(b) Duties directly involving the issuance of certificates (including the identification of persons requesting a certificate from a certification authority), creation of private keys, or administration of a licensed certification authority's computing facilities.(2) "Managerial or policy making responsibilities" means direct responsibility for the day-to-day operations, security and performance of those business activities that are regulated under chapter 19.34 of the Revised Code of Washington. If a licensed certification authority is a corporation, then it is presumed that the members of the board of directors, among others, exercise managerial or policy making responsibilities, unless the board delegates those duties in writing to one or more officers or employees of the corporation.(3) "Presiding officer" means the secretary or an administrative law judge assigned to preside over an adjudicative hearing pursuant to this chapter.(4) "X.509" means the specific set of technical standards identified by that name which were adopted by the international telecommunication union, formerly known as the international telegraph and telephone consultation committee. For purposes of these rules, all references to X.509 shall be construed as referring to version 3. Compliance with only versions 1 or 2 shall not be construed as compliance with X.509.