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Digital signature

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000305

A mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity and integrity of digital messages or documents. It provides assurance to the recipient that the message was created by a known sender and has not been altered in transit. Digital signatures rely on public-key cryptography, where a private key signs the data and a corresponding public key verifies it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000305
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000305",
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  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity and integrity of digital messages or documents. It provides assurance to the recipient that the message was created by a known sender and has not been altered in transit. Digital signatures rely on public-key cryptography, where a private key signs the data and a corresponding public key verifies it.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/digital-signature/"
}

Record 341 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.