Digital Signature

A Digital Signature is a method to demonstrate authenticity of a digital artifact.

• Context:
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Person Signature.
• See: Encryption Key, SSH, Forgery, Electronic Signature.

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References

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature
  • A 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 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.

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