Digital Signatures

Question 1

What is a digital signature

Answer 1

Digital Signature is a process that guarantees that the contents of a message have not been altered in
transit

Question 2

How do you obtain a digital signature

Answer 2

• Digital Signature is a process that guarantees that the contents of a message have not been altered in
  transit
• If you want the recipients of your documents to be able to verify the authenticity of your digital signature then you must obtain a digital certificate from a reputable Certificate Authority

Question 3

Types of digital signatures

Answer 3

• Certified signatures
• Approval Signatures
• Visible Digital Signatures
• Invisible Digital Signatures

Question 4

Certified Signatures

Answer 4

It contains the name of the document signer and the certificate issuer to indicate the authorship and authenticity of the document.

Question 5

Approval Signatures

Answer 5

Approval signatures on a document can be used in an organisation’s business workflow by helping to optimise approval procedures.

Question 6

Visible Digital signatures

Answer 6

• This allows a single user or multiple to digitally sign a document
• It would be shown as if it were signed on a physical document

Question 7

Invisible Digital Signatures

Answer 7

• Documents with invisible digital signatures carry a visual indication of a blue ribbon in the task bar.