Cryptographic Signature

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Cryptographic Signature

  • April 21, 2021
  • Posted by: Nicola Selenu
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use of certain mathematical techniques to show that the “signed” object has a relationship with the signer, e.g. that an email message was approved by the sender. For DomainKeys or DKIM this would mean a header in the message that can be checked against a key published under the signing domain in the DNS. In a secure messaging system like S/MIME it would be a wrapper for the message that can be verified using the public key certificate of the sender.

Synonyms:
digital signature
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Author:Nicola Selenu

Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.

Cryptographic Signature

Top Deliverability > Cryptographic Signature

Cryptographic Signature

  • April 21, 2021
  • Posted by: Nicola Selenu
No Comments
« Back to Glossary Index

use of certain mathematical techniques to show that the “signed” object has a relationship with the signer, e.g. that an email message was approved by the sender. For DomainKeys or DKIM this would mean a header in the message that can be checked against a key published under the signing domain in the DNS. In a secure messaging system like S/MIME it would be a wrapper for the message that can be verified using the public key certificate of the sender.

Related Articles:
« Back to Glossary Index
Related Terms:

Author:Nicola Selenu

Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.
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