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Signature verification

Definitions:

  The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a public key to verify a digital signature on data.
Sources:
FIPS 186-5
NIST SP 800-102
NIST SP 800-89

  The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a public key to verify a digital signature on data.
Sources:
FIPS 204 under signature verification
FIPS 205 under signature verification from FIPS 186-5

  The use of a digital signature algorithm and a public key to verify a digital signature on data.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5

  The use of a digital signature and a public key to verify a digital signature on data.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1