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How a digital signature catches one changed comma

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Forget your messy cursive; digital signatures are just aggressive math. Instead of a visual mark, a digital signature uses cryptographic keys to generate a unique string of characters tied specifically to the document's content. If anyone alters even a single comma in the text, the signature immediately invalidates itself, proving the file has been tampered with.

How a digital signature catches one changed comma
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