digital signature

mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital documents
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digital signature

Summary

digital signature is a cryptologic term[1]. It draws 3,668 Wikipedia views per month (cryptologic_term category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • digital signature's instance of is recorded as cryptologic term[3].
  • digital signature is a type of distributed algorithm[4].
  • digital signature is a type of identifier[5].
  • digital signature is part of cryptography[6].
  • digital signature is used for electronic signature[7].
  • digital signature is used for authentication[8].
  • digital signature is used for non-repudiation[9].
  • digital signature's Commons category is recorded as Digital signature[10].
  • digital signature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Digital signature[11].
  • digital signature's described at URL is recorded as https://kurtwuckertjr.com/post/what-are-digital-signatures[12].
  • digital signature's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[13].
  • digital signature's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/digital-signature[14].
  • digital signature's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/tags/signature[15].
  • digital signature's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://crypto.stackexchange.com/tags/signature[16].
  • digital signature's different from is recorded as electronic signature[17].
  • digital signature's different from is recorded as advanced electronic signature[18].
  • digital signature's uses is recorded as public-key cryptography[19].

Body

Geography

digital signature is part of cryptography[6].

Designation and Status

digital signature's instance of is recorded as cryptologic term[3].

Why It Matters

digital signature draws 3,668 Wikipedia views per month (cryptologic_term category, ranking #2 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · VictiniFan360 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh00007219
    Different from → electronic signature, advanced electronic signature
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q1438959]]"
  2. 19d ago · ~2026-48281-28 · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh00007219
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh000072198829829898111"
  3. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → digital-signatures
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: digital-signatures, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919680|digital signatures (#289919680)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  4. 18w ago · ~2026-19175-94 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Digital signature
    Uses → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://kurtwuckertjr.com/post/what-are-digital-signatures"
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