FAQ - Signatur
| Question: | What is the difference between a signature and a certificate? |
| Answer: | An electronic signature is attached to a document. When used with cryptographic techniques, each individual signature contains information about the signed document and the signatory’s private key (i.e. the signature creation data). Consequently, every signature has a different appearance. You do not need a certificate to generate a signature. The certificate is the online ID document. By referring to the signature validation data (i.e. the signatory’s public key) in the certificate, the recipient of a message can verify whether the signature was created using the corresponding private key. The recipient can then also derive the signatory’s name from the certificate. Further information can be found by following these links:
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