29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 950, § 1

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 250-950-1 - DEFINITIONS
A.Digital Signature: A computer-created Electronic Signature that:
1. Is intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature;
2. Is unique to the person using it;
3. Is capable of verification;
4. Is under the sole control of the person using it; and
5. Is linked to data in such a manner that it is invalidated if the data are changed.
B.Electronic Signature: An electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.
C.Hash: A mathematical function that converts a complex input into a unique numerical value.
D.Signer: The person affixing the Digital Signature, in their official capacity, in a transaction involving a State Agency.
E.State Agency: A department, agency, office, board, commission, quasi-independent agency, authority, or institution within Maine State Government.

29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 950, § 1