Current through 2024-50, December 11, 2024
Section 250-950-1 - DEFINITIONSA.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