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AI provenance, disclosure & watermarking · Specialist

Cryptographic signature

ELI5

Data used to verify that signed information came from a particular source and was not altered undetectably.

Used in conversation

“The production plan needs to address the cryptographic signature before work begins.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Cryptographic signature” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.