A digital code (generated and authenticated by public key encryption) which is attached to an electronically transmitted document to verify its contents and the sender's identity.
〔计算机〕数字签名
See also electronic signature
Example sentencesExamples
The ability to manage public keys for verifying digital signatures provides each e-mail user the individual power to control who communicates with her and can therefore completely eliminate the practice of spamming.
A public key is used to encrypt data intended for the public key's owner and to verify digital signatures created with the bearer's private key.
But if, in fact, I never applied my digital signature to a document, and I can prove it, then I would not be legally responsible.
A digital signature verifies the sender of a message and prevents the message being altered in any way.
This is intended to make it easier for programmers to include digital signatures and encrypt data in e-commerce applications.
Definition of digital signature in US English:
digital signature
noun
Computing
A type of electronic signature that encrypts documents with digital codes that are particularly difficult to duplicate.
Example sentencesExamples
The ability to manage public keys for verifying digital signatures provides each e-mail user the individual power to control who communicates with her and can therefore completely eliminate the practice of spamming.
A digital signature verifies the sender of a message and prevents the message being altered in any way.
This is intended to make it easier for programmers to include digital signatures and encrypt data in e-commerce applications.
But if, in fact, I never applied my digital signature to a document, and I can prove it, then I would not be legally responsible.
A public key is used to encrypt data intended for the public key's owner and to verify digital signatures created with the bearer's private key.