What are digital signatures used for?
Digital signatures can be used anywhere that a system for authenticating data is necessary, i.e. anywhere a handwritten signature could be used but can’t or shouldn’t for some reason — online banking or payroll transactions, for example, or web registration for college courses. A system of digital signatures and encryption is used in e-commerce all the time, to protect confidential information.
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