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Using public key infrastructure a sender’s private key is used to create the digital signature and the receiver uses the sender’s public key to verify that the signature is authentic. | Using public key infrastructure a sender’s private key is used to create the digital signature and the receiver uses the sender’s public key to verify that the signature is authentic. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Public key infrastructure]] | * [[Public key infrastructure]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 9 October 2013
Digital signatures are the electronic equivalent of a manual signature which both verify the sender of the message and allow the recipient to check that the message has not been tampered with.
Using public key infrastructure a sender’s private key is used to create the digital signature and the receiver uses the sender’s public key to verify that the signature is authentic.
