CCQ, r. 8 - Regulation respecting the register of personal and movable real rights

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15.5. Each signing and encryption key pair shall consist of a unique and indissociable pair of keys, one public and the other private, that are linked mathematically. Each public key shall be referred to in a certificate which serves to bind the key to the key pair holder.
The identity of the holder is verified by means of his public key and his signature verification certificate.
O.C. 755-99, s. 2.