N.M. Admin. Code § 1.12.7.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 1.12.7.9 - ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES COMPARED TO DIGITAL SIGNATURES

A. "Electronic signature" is the term used for the electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature. It is a generic, technology- neutral term that refers to the universe of all of the various methods by which one can "sign" an electronic record. Although all electronic signatures may be represented digitally (i.e., as a series of ones and zeroes), they can take many forms and can be created by many different technologies.

B. "Digital signature" is the term used to describe the small segment of encrypted data produced when a specific mathematical process (involving a hash algorithm and public key cryptography) is applied to an electronic record.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.12.7.9

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 13, July 15, 2015, eff. 7/1/2015