Digital signature is a security mechanism system in the cyberspace for
digital data transformation by attaching a code on the document records.
It is used to encrypt message before transformations and to decrypt
them on receiving time.
- It requires a key pair (private key for encryption and public key for decryption), which are used to encrypt and decrypt the messages. Digital signatures are especially important for electronic commerce and a key component of most authentication schemes. It stops the unauthorized access of digital transaction.
- Digital signature law provides a legal framework to facilitate and safeguard electronic transaction in the electronic medium.
