Can a Digital Signature be tampered or forged?
Almost Impossible. Several layers of highly complex encryption protect it. With digital signatures, forgery is much more difficult than forging a handwritten signature. First, a Digital Signature is more of a process than just affixing a signature. For example, when the document is “Digitally Signed”, the Digital software scans the document and creates a calculation, which represents the document. This calculation becomes part of the “Digital Signature.” When the recipient authenticates the signature, a similar process is carried out. The sender’s and the receiver’s calculations are then compared. If the results are the same, the signature is valid; if they are different, the signature is not valid. Top 09.
