Dialog Extracted Signature
This dialog is accessed by selecting Digital Signatures/PKI \ Extract signature.
The following extracted signature information is displayed:
- Signer:
Usually the name of the signer.
- Used key:
Here you get information about the key type and key length of the used key. Furthermore the date of key generation is shown.
- Signature algorithm:
Beside the signature algorithm you find the information which hash algorithm was used.
- Signature:
The signature is a number computed by the signature algorithm. It can be displayed in octal, decimal or hexadecimal number base or it can be displayed in binary format (hex dump plus ascii code).
- Signed message:
And finally you get the signed message.