Talk:Digital signature

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 Definition:  A technique based on public key cryptography to allow people to "sign" documents using their private keys. [d] [e]
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A point I've seen both ways

What you describe will work, but there's an additional potential check. In the body of the message hashed by the sender can be, minimally, some plain text, and preferably, a "inner signed signature", or ideally inner signature and trusted time stamp, also signed by a trusted third party.

Again, you method will work, but I try to add features that can add a human as well as a pure crypto check. Howard C. Berkowitz 14:01, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Authentication

Should it be established that the signer should have first authenticated with at least two factors? Howard C. Berkowitz 14:07, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

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