Digital signature

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A signature within a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents.

    "We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures. Each owner transfers the coin to the next by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner and adding these to the end of the coin."

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"We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures. Each owner transfers the coin to the next by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner and adding these to the end of the coin."