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Digital Signature

གྲངས་ཀའི་མིང་རྟགས།

Tibetan source — Also seen as གསང་ཨང་མིང་རྟགས། (cryptographic signature).

数字签名

Digital Signature · གྲངས་ཀའི་མིང་རྟགས། · 数字签名 · DIJ-i-tul SIG-nuh-cher · e-signature cryptographic · signing · cryptographic signature · Cryptography · integrity · auth · cryptoCryptographye-signature cryptographic signing cryptographic signature

/DIJ-i-tul SIG-nuh-cher/

Also known as: e-signature cryptographic, signing, cryptographic signature

Last updated August 7, 2026

Definition

A digital signature is a cryptographic proof that a message or file came from a holder of a private key and has not been altered since signing.

Real-World Example

Software vendors sign installers so operating systems can warn you if the file was tampered with in transit.

References

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