Is a digital signature the same as a digitised signature?
No. A digitised signature is a computerised image of the written signature of an entity. It may be attached to a word processing document as an image of the original written signature, and it can be copied, altered and is not bound to the document. A digital signature is a cryptographic technique that encrypts a hash or digest of a document with a users private key. This creates a unique and unforgeable identifier that can be checked by the receiver to verify authenticity and integrity and provide non-repudiation.
