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Digital Signature Purpose
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To authenticate the identity of the sender
To detect if a message has been tampered with or changed
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Q
Encryption
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Using an algorithm to convert message data into a form that is not understandable without a key to decrypt the text
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Q
Digital Signature How it is Used
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Hash produced from message
Hash encrypted with private key
Encrypted hash known as digital signature
Signature added to message
Received message and signature decrypted with public key
Message re-hashed or Hash calculated from message
