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Under Section 2(1)(ta) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, "electronic signature" means authentication of any electronic record by a subscriber:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 2(1)(ta) of the IT Act defines "electronic signature".
2. The Lesson 17 paragraph on definitions reproduces it: authentication of any electronic record by a subscriber by means of the electronic technique specified in the Second Schedule, AND includes digital signature.
3. Thus digital signature is one species of electronic signature; the broader electronic-signature concept was introduced by the 2008 Amendment to allow technology neutrality.
4. The Central Government can add new electronic techniques to the Second Schedule as they mature.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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