Which term is used to describe a public-key, cryptography-based mechanism for proving the source (and possibly integrity) of a dataset or message?

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3 April, 12:04

Which term is used to describe a public-key, cryptography-based mechanism for proving the source (and possibly integrity) of a dataset or message?

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Urijah · Answer 1

The term digital signature is used to describe a public-key, cryptography-based mechanism for proving the source (and possibly integrity) of a dataset or message.

Digital signature enables authentication which means that the receiver knows that the message was created by a known sender