Detached signature
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A detached signature is a type of digital signature
that is kept separate from its signed data, as opposed to bundled together into a single file.
Digital signature
A digital signature or digital signature scheme is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document. A valid digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe that the message was created by a known sender, and that it was not altered in transit...
that is kept separate from its signed data, as opposed to bundled together into a single file.