Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 434. Secretary of State |
Chapter 434-180. Electronic authentication. |
Section 434-180-330. Certification practice statements.
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- Each licensed certification authority must file with the secretary a certification practice statement. This statement must declare the practices the certification authority uses in issuing, suspending, and revoking certificates. Additionally, it must set forth the following:(1) If certificates are issued by class, the necessary criteria for each class of certificate, including the methods of subscriber identification applicable to each class;(2) Disclosure of any warnings, liability limitations, warranty disclaimers, and indemnity and hold harmless provisions, if any, upon which the certification authority intends to rely;(3) Disclosure of any and all disclaimers and limitations on obligations, losses, or damages, if any, to be asserted by the certification authority;(4) A written description of all representations required by the certification authority of the subscriber for the subscriber's responsibility to protect the private key; and(5) Disclosure of any mandatory dispute resolution process, if any, including any choice of forum and choice of law provisions.