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- Sign the document using your private key | - Sign the document using your private key | ||
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- In RSA, the roles of the private and public keys can be reversed: you can encrypt with either key, and the other key (and only that key) can decrypt the message. | - In RSA, the roles of the private and public keys can be reversed: you can encrypt with either key, and the other key (and only that key) can decrypt the message. | ||
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- If someone encrypts a message with their **private key**, it can be decrypted using their **public key**, thereby verifying the authenticity. | - If someone encrypts a message with their **private key**, it can be decrypted using their **public key**, thereby verifying the authenticity. | ||
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- The entire document is encoded as part of the signature (the encoded document itself is the signature). | - The entire document is encoded as part of the signature (the encoded document itself is the signature). | ||
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- The signer cannot deny having signed the document because they are the only ones who know the private key necessary to create the signature. | - The signer cannot deny having signed the document because they are the only ones who know the private key necessary to create the signature. | ||
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- When using the RSA signing method, the document remains unreadable until the signature is verified. | - When using the RSA signing method, the document remains unreadable until the signature is verified. | ||
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