A digital signature is an electronic signature that is used to authenticate the identity of the sender of a message or the signer of a document. It is a mathematical scheme that uses a public-key infrastructure to create a unique digital fingerprint of the message or document. Digital signatures are used to ensure that the message or document has not been tampered with since it was signed, and to verify that it was actually signed by the person who claims to have signed it.
There are many benefits to using digital signatures, including: