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summary: 'a cryptographic method for proving ownership of a piece of information, as well as proving that the information has not been modified after being signed'
terms: ["signature", "signatures"]
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### The Basics

A cryptographic method for proving ownership of a piece of information, as
well as proving that the information has not been modified after being
signed.