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  2. Digital signature - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature

    A digital signature is a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents. A valid digital signature on a message gives a recipient confidence that the message came from a sender known to the recipient. [1] [2]

  3. Electronic signature - Wikipedia

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    An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. [1] [2] [3] This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as it adheres to the requirements of the specific regulation under which it was created (e.g., eIDAS in the European Union, NIST-DSS in the ...

  4. Electronic authentication - Wikipedia

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    Digital authentication, or e-authentication, may be used synonymously when referring to the authentication process that confirms or certifies a person's identity and works. When used in conjunction with an electronic signature , it can provide evidence of whether data received has been tampered with after being signed by its original sender.

  5. Message authentication - Wikipedia

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    Message authentication is typically achieved by using message authentication codes (MACs), authenticated encryption (AE), or digital signatures. [2] The message authentication code, also known as digital authenticator, is used as an integrity check based on a secret key shared by two parties to authenticate information transmitted between them. [4]

  6. Electronic identification - Wikipedia

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    An electronic identification ("eID") is a digital solution for proof of identity of citizens or organizations.They can be used to view to access benefits or services provided by government authorities, banks or other companies, for mobile payments, etc. Apart from online authentication and login, many electronic identity services also give users the option to sign electronic documents with a ...

  7. Signcryption - Wikipedia

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    Signcryption is a relatively new cryptographic technique that is supposed to perform the functions of digital signature and encryption in a single logical step and can effectively decrease the computational costs and communication overheads in comparison with the traditional signature-then-encryption schemes.

  8. Self-signed certificate - Wikipedia

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    RFC 5280 defines self-signed certificates as "self-issued certificates where the digital signature may be verified by the public key bound into the certificate" [7] whereas a self-issued certificate is a certificate "in which the issuer and subject are the same entity". While in the strict sense the RFC makes this definition only for CA ...

  9. Qualified digital certificate - Wikipedia

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    A qualified digital certificate can only be issued by a qualified trust service provider that has received authorization from their member state's supervisory body to provide qualified trust services for creating qualified electronic signatures. The provider must be listed upon the EU Trust List; otherwise, they are not permitted to provide ...