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title: <center><i class="fa fa-edit"></i> 1.3 Digital Signatures </center>
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# <center><i class="fa fa-edit"></i> 1.3 Digital Signatures </center>
###### tags: `Blockchain`
The following notes are taken from [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency/home/week/2)

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### Requirements
1. Only I can sign, anyone can verify
2. Tied to a particular doc (no cut and paste)

### API
:::info
(sk, pk) := generateKeys(keysize)
- sk: secret signing key
- pk: public key

sig := sign(sk, message)
isValid := verify(pk, message, sig)

(sk, pk) and sig can be randomized algorithms
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- ECDSA (Bitcoin's Digital Signature Scheme)
    - Good with randomness

