Digital Signatures
Cryptographic schemes that bind messages to private keys so recipients can verify authenticity, integrity, and non-repudiation.
Core metadata
- ID: digital_signatures
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1974 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Cryptographic Hash Functions (cryptographic_hash_functions)
- Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) (encryption_modern_cryptography_public_key)
- Public Key Infrastructure (public_key_infrastructure)
Dependents
- Hardware Security Modules (hardware_security_modules)
- TLS/SSL Secure Transport (tls_ssl_secure_transport)
Fields
Field lanes
- Cybersecurity & Cryptography: Cryptographic Foundations
Node sources
- New Directions in Cryptography (IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 1976, primary_paper) • Supports: node, maturity
- Cybersecurity Framework (NIST, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) (encryption_modern_cryptography_public_key) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Cryptographic Hash Functions (cryptographic_hash_functions) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cryptographic Hash Functions provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Public Key Infrastructure (public_key_infrastructure) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Public Key Infrastructure provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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