§ 66-58.3. Certification authority licensing. - North Carolina Statutes

§66‑58.3.  Certification authority licensing.

All persons acting as acertification authority with respect to transactions under this Article shallbe licensed by the Secretary prior to representing themselves or acting as acertification authority under this Article. Certification authority licensingstandards set by the Secretary may include, but are not limited to, technical,physical, procedural, and personnel security controls, repository obligations,and financial responsibility standards. Upon payment of the required fees, acertification authority meeting the standards adopted by the Secretary by ruleshall be licensed for a period of one year. Licenses of certificationauthorities complying with the standards adopted by the Secretary may be renewedfor additional one‑year terms upon payment of the required renewal fee. (1998‑127,s. 1.)