Digital signature
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."