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TMI BlogPRESERVATION OF RECORDS IN ELECTRONICX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... PRESERVATION OF RECORDS IN ELECTRONIC X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y means of digital signature. Sub-rules(4) and (5) inserted in Rule 5 provide for as follows : "(4) Records under this rule may be preserved in electronic form and every page of the record so preserved shall be authenticated by means of a digital signature. (5) The Board may, by notification, specify the conditions, safeguards and procedure to be followed by an assessee preserving digitally s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... igned records. Explanation - For the purposes of rule 4C and sub-rule (4) and (5) of this rule,- (i) The expression "authenticate" shall have the same meaning as assigned in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000). (ii) The expression "digital signature" shall have the meaning as defined in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and the expression "digitally signed" shal ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l be construed accordingly." Thus, new rules provide for as follows - * Records can be preserved in electronic form * The mode of maintaining records in electronic form is optional * Every page of records preserved in electronic form shall be have to be authenticated by means of digital signature. * CBEC shall specify the conditions, safeguards and procedure to be followed by assessees op ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ting to preserve records which are digitally signed * 'Authentication' and 'digital signature' shall have the same meanings as defined in Information Technology Act, 2000. Authentication As per Explanation (i) to Rule 5 of Service Tax Rules, 1994 'Authenticate' shall have the same meaning as assigned in the Information Technology Act, 2000 - Accordingly, authenticatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n of electronic records means as follows - * Subject to the provisions of this section, any subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature. * The authentication of the electronic record shall be effected by the use of asymmetric crypto system and hash function which envelop and transform the initial electronic record into another electronic record. As per W ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ikipedia, 'authentication' is an act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of data (datum) or entity. In contrast with identification which refers to the act of stating or otherwise indicating a claim purportedly attesting to a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of actually confirming that identity. It might involve confirming the identity of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a person by validating their identity documents, verifying the validity of a Website with a digital certificate, tracing the age of an artifact by carbon dating, or ensuring that a product is what its packaging and labeling claim to be. In other words, authentication often involves verifying the validity of at least one form of identification. As per Oxford Dictionary, 'authenticate' mean ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s to prove or show (something) to be true genuine, or valid. Digital Signature As per Explanation (ii) to Rule 5 of Service Tax Rules 1994, 'digital signature' shall have the meaning as defined in the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the expression digitally signed shall be construed accordingly. Accordingly, digital signature means authentication of any electronic record by a subs ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... criber by means of an electronic method or procedure in accordance with the provisions of section 3. As per Wikipedia, 'digital signature' is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe that the message was created by a known sender, such that the sender cannot deny having sent the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... message (authentication and non-repudiation) and that the message was not altered in transit (integrity). Digital signatures are commonly used for software distribution, financial transactions, and in other cases where it is important to detect forgery or tampering. As per Dictionary.com, 'digital signature' is an encrypted digital code appended to an electronic document to verify that i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t was created by a known source and has not been altered. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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