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PUBLIC-KEY TECHNIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Telecommunications Transmission
CONT

The Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) is also a popular public-key technique, though it can only be used only for signatures, not encryption. A computation involving both the private key and the message itself is used to sign a message. The output is called a digital signature and is attached to the message. To verify the signature, the recipient does a computation involving the message, the purported signature, and the sender's public key. If the result is correct according to a simple, prescribed mathematical relation, the signature is verified to be genuine; otherwise, the signature is fraudulent, or the message may have been altered.

Key term(s)
  • public key technique

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
CONT

Le Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) [algorithme de signature numérique] est aussi une technique à clé publique populaire, bien qu'elle ne puisse être utilisée que pour les signatures, pas le chiffrement.

Spanish

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