Section 9.38.060 - Digital signature violations(1) A person shall not knowingly misrepresent the person's identity or authorization to obtain a public key certificate used to reference a private key for creating a digital signature.(2) A person shall not knowingly forge an electronic or digital signature.(3) A person shall not knowingly present a public key certificate for which the person is not the owner of the corresponding private key in order to obtain unauthorized access to information or engage in an unauthorized transaction.(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.(5)(a) "Digital signature" means an electronic signature that is a transformation of a message using an asymmetric cryptosystem such that a person who has the initial message and the signer's public key can accurately determine whether the: (i) Transformation was created using the private key that corresponds to the signer's public key; and(ii) Initial message has been altered since the transformation was made.(b) "Electronic signature" has the meaning provided in RCW 1.80.010.
RCW 9.38.060
Amended by 2020 c 57,§ 24, eff. 6/11/2020.Amended by 2019 c 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2019.2001 c 39 § 1.