Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE
The automatic identification of a person based on their physical
characteristics, such as a thumbprint or retina scan.
BIORHYTHMIC SIGNATURE
The comparison of physical signature characteristics, typically
speed and pressure of the signature, to a previously provided and
stored sample.
CERTIFICATE
An electronic document attached to a public key by a trusted
certificate authority, which provides proof that the public key belongs
to a legitimate subscriber and has not been compromised.
CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY (CA)
An entity that issues digital certificates to certify the
ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate.
COMMON ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
Any signature method that does not use a specific technology
to increase the security, authenticity, or evidentiary value of a
signature.
DIGITAL CERTIFICATE
A digital certificate, also known as a "public key certificate,"
can be used to verify that a public key belongs to an individual.
It is an electronic document that uses a digital signature to bind
together a public key with an identity information such as the name
of a person or an organization, their address, etc.
DIGITAL SIGNATURE
A specific type of electronic signature that employs signer
verification and encryption technology to make it unreadable to anyone
except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as
a "key."
ELECTRONIC
Relates to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic,
wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities.
ELECTRONIC RECORD
Any information that is recorded in a form that only a computer
can process and that satisfies the operative definition of "record."
HOLOGRAPHIC SIGNATURE
A physical likeness of an individual signature applied electronically
and bound to the content via cryptographic technology.
INTEGRITY
The integrity of a record refers to its being complete and
unaltered.
METADATA
Data about the data; the description of the data resources,
its characteristics, location, usage, etc. Metadata is used to identify,
describe and define user data.
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI)
PKI supports the application of digital signature technology.
It is a set of hardware, software, people, policies and procedures
needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital
certificates.
RECORD
Any document, book, paper, photograph, map, sound recording
or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics,
made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction
of official business (Section 109.210.5, RSMo.).
RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
A listing and description of the record series maintained
by all or part of an organization, prescribing the period of time
that each series is to be maintained after no longer needed for current
business.
RETENTION PERIOD
The length of time a record series is to be kept after no
longer needed for current business.
TRANSACTION
An action or set of actions occurring between two (2) or
more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial or governmental
affairs.