Electronic Signatures Act Article 2
The terms of this Act are defined as follows:(1) "electronic record" means a record in electronic form, which is made of any text, sound, picture, image, symbol, or other information generated by electronic or other means not directly recognizable by human perceptions, and which is capable of conveying its intended information.(2) "electronic signature" means data attached to and associated with an electronic record, and executed with the intention of identifying and authenticating the identity or qualification of the signatory of the electronic record and verifying the electronic record.(3) "digital signature" means a kind of electronic signature generated by the use of mathematic algorithm or other cryptographic means to create a certain length of digital data encrypted by the signatory's private key, and capable of being verified by the public key and supported by a certificate issued by a certification authority.(4) "encrypt" means to cipher an electronic record by mathematic algorithm or other means.(5) "certification authority" means a government agency or a juristic person that issues certificates.(6) "certificate" means an electronic attestation which links signature-verification data to a person and confirms the identity and attribute of that person.(7) "certification practice statement" means a practice statement announced by a certification authority to specify the practices that the certification authority employs in issuing certificates and managing other certification-related services.(8) "information system" means a system that generates, sends, receives, stores, or otherwise processes information or data in electronic form.The competent authority may announce the electronic signature technology with effect of an electronic signature, and review it in a timely manner.
中文原文 電子簽章法第2條
本法用詞定義如下：
一、電子文件：指文字、聲音、圖片、影像、符號或其他資料，以電子或其他以人之知覺無法直接認識之方式，所製成足以表示其用意之紀錄，而供電子處理之用者。
二、電子簽章：指依附於電子文件並與其相關連，用以辨識及確認電子文件簽署人身分、資格及電子文件真偽者。
三、數位簽章：屬於電子簽章之一種，指將電子文件以數學演算法或其他方式運算為一定長度之數位資料，以簽署人之私密金鑰對其加密，形成電子簽章，得以公開金鑰加以驗證，並具憑證機構簽發之憑證者。
四、加密：指利用數學演算法或其他方法，將電子文件以亂碼方式處理。
五、憑證機構：指簽發憑證之機關、法人。
六、憑證：指載有簽章驗證資料，用以確認簽署人身分、資格之電子形式證明。
七、憑證實務作業基準：指由憑證機構對外公告，用以陳述憑證機構據以簽發憑證及處理其他認證業務之作業準則。
八、資訊系統：指產生、送出、收受、儲存或其他處理電子形式訊息資料之系統。
主管機關得公告具電子簽章效力之電子簽章技術，並適時檢討。
一、電子文件：指文字、聲音、圖片、影像、符號或其他資料，以電子或其他以人之知覺無法直接認識之方式，所製成足以表示其用意之紀錄，而供電子處理之用者。
二、電子簽章：指依附於電子文件並與其相關連，用以辨識及確認電子文件簽署人身分、資格及電子文件真偽者。
三、數位簽章：屬於電子簽章之一種，指將電子文件以數學演算法或其他方式運算為一定長度之數位資料，以簽署人之私密金鑰對其加密，形成電子簽章，得以公開金鑰加以驗證，並具憑證機構簽發之憑證者。
四、加密：指利用數學演算法或其他方法，將電子文件以亂碼方式處理。
五、憑證機構：指簽發憑證之機關、法人。
六、憑證：指載有簽章驗證資料，用以確認簽署人身分、資格之電子形式證明。
七、憑證實務作業基準：指由憑證機構對外公告，用以陳述憑證機構據以簽發憑證及處理其他認證業務之作業準則。
八、資訊系統：指產生、送出、收受、儲存或其他處理電子形式訊息資料之系統。
主管機關得公告具電子簽章效力之電子簽章技術，並適時檢討。