Digital signatures provide authentication for electronic documents and transactions, serving the same purpose as a handwritten signature. A digital signature is attached to electronic data to uniquely identify the sender and verify that the content has not been altered. It uses public-key cryptography, where the sender encrypts the data with their private key and anyone can decrypt it using the sender's public key to verify the signature. Digital signatures allow authentication of electronic messages, financial transactions, software and data to ensure integrity and prove the identity of the originator.
Digital signatures provide authentication for electronic documents and transactions, serving the same purpose as a handwritten signature. A digital signature is attached to electronic data to uniquely identify the sender and verify that the content has not been altered. It uses public-key cryptography, where the sender encrypts the data with their private key and anyone can decrypt it using the sender's public key to verify the signature. Digital signatures allow authentication of electronic messages, financial transactions, software and data to ensure integrity and prove the identity of the originator.
Digital signatures provide authentication for electronic documents and transactions, serving the same purpose as a handwritten signature. A digital signature is attached to electronic data to uniquely identify the sender and verify that the content has not been altered. It uses public-key cryptography, where the sender encrypts the data with their private key and anyone can decrypt it using the sender's public key to verify the signature. Digital signatures allow authentication of electronic messages, financial transactions, software and data to ensure integrity and prove the identity of the originator.
Digital signatures provide authentication for electronic documents and transactions, serving the same purpose as a handwritten signature. A digital signature is attached to electronic data to uniquely identify the sender and verify that the content has not been altered. It uses public-key cryptography, where the sender encrypts the data with their private key and anyone can decrypt it using the sender's public key to verify the signature. Digital signatures allow authentication of electronic messages, financial transactions, software and data to ensure integrity and prove the identity of the originator.
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Digital Signature
Abstract:
Basically, the idea behind digital signatures is the same as your handwritten signature. You use it to authenticate the fact that you promised something that you can't take back later. A digital signature doesn't involve signing something with a pen and paper then sending it over the Internet. But like a paper signature, it attaches the identity of the signer to a transaction. Having a digital certificate is like using your driver's license to verify your identity. You may have obtained your license from Maryland, for example, but your Maryland license lets you drive in Nevada and Florida. Similarly, your digital certificate proves your online identity to anybody who accepts it. The authenticity of many legal, financial, and other documents is determined by the presence or absence of an authorized handwritten signature. The recipient of the signed document can verify the claimed identity of the sender using the signature. Also, if the sender later repudiates the contents of the document, then recipient can use the signature to prove the validity of the document. With the computerized message systems replacing the physical transport of paper and ink documents, an effective solution for authentication of the electronic data is necessary. Various methods have been devised to solve this problem, but the use of ‘digital signature’ is definitely the best solution amongst them. A digital signature is nothing but an attachment to any piece of electronic information, which represents the content of the document and the identity of the originator of that document uniquely. The digital signature is intended for use in electronic mail, electronic funds transfer, electronic data interchange, software distribution, data storage, and other applications which require data integrity assurance and data origin authentication. When a message is received, the recipient may desire to verify that the message has not been altered in transit. Furthermore, the recipient may wish to be certain of the originator's identity. Both of these services can be provided by the digital signature. A digital signature is an electronic analogue of a written signature in that the digital signat ure can be used in proving to the recipient or a third party that the message was, in fact, signed by the originator. Digital signatures may also be generated for stored data and programs so that the integrity of the data and programs may be verified at any later time.
