Digital Signature: Sender

DS

Plaintext

MD

Hash

Sign (Encrypt) MD with

Sender’s Private Key

To Create the Digital Signature:

• Hash the plaintext to create

a brief message digest; This is

NOT the digital signature

2. Sign (encrypt) the message

digest with the sender’s private

key to create the digital

Signature

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