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April 2, 2012

Sarah Lifschitz, Chief Clerk

Supreme Court of the State of Israel

By fax: 02-6759648

Response within 14 days is kindly requested.

RE: Request for comments in re: draft section:Electronic Signature Act (2001)

Dear Chief Clerk Lifschitz:

Copied below is a draft section:Electronic Signature Act(2001), in solicitation of

comments/correction by your office, particularly regarding the following two questions:

1. Are Certified Electronic Signatures, pursuant to the Act, implemented /enabled /

used in the electronic record systems of the Supreme Court?

2. If so, who is the Certifying Authority, pursuant to the Act?

Freedom of Information Act(1988) requests, pertaining to the same issue, are pendingbefore the Administration of Courts and the Ministry of Justice. However, beyond the

specific requirements of the Freedom of Information Act(1988), your comments on this

issue would be greatly appreciated.

Truly,

Joseph Zernik, PhDPO BOX 31440

JERUSALEM ISRAEL 91313

jz12345@earthlink.net

DRAFT

Electronic Signature Act(2001): The Act was signed in 2001, effective that date. In

pertinent parts, the Act says:

Chapter 2. Validity of a Secure Electronic Signature2. (a) For any law, requiring a signature on a document such requirement may be fulfilled, inrespect of any electronic message, by use of an electronic signature, provided that it is a certifiedelectronic signature3. An electronic message, signed with a secure electronic signature is admissible in any legalprocedure4. A certified electronic signature is presumed to be a secure electronic signature.

Regulations were also promulgated in 2001. [] Pursuant to the Act, aRegistrar of

Certification Authorities (qualified as a judge) was to be appointed by the Minister of

Justice. Discontinuities in certification authorities of the Supreme Court in late 2001-2,

which ended with no certification at all, followed closely, and were possibly causally

related to the signing of the Act and Regulations. [] The evidence suggests that aRegistrar was first appointed on January 10, 2007, under the tenure of Minster of Justice

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