Overview#

Signature Generation is a Cryptographic Primitive that is part of a Digital Signature Algorithm that produces a Digital Signature representative from a message representative under the control of a Private Key

Signature Generation requires a corresponding Signature Verification for a Verifier to verify the Digital Signature.

Signature Generation takes the original message and generating a, typically fixed-length, Hash of the message by means of a Hash Function (One-Way Hash Function) into a Digital Signature.

Signature Generation How To#

Signature Generation is done using:

• One-Way Hash Function using the message to be signed.
• The signer's Private Key is then used to Encrypt the hash.

The encrypted hash -- along with other information, such as the Hash Function -- is the Digital Signature.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Cryptographic Primitive
• Digital Signature
• Digital Signature Algorithm
• Message Authentication Code
• Private Key
• Signature Verification