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Signature Generation

nounid 4153·updated May 9, 2026
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The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.

polysemousMWE

Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.08.09.b ¶ 1

Classifications

Entity Type

Process85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Signature Generations
possessive
Signature Generation's
pluralpossessive
Signature Generations'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Uses a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.
NIST SP 800-57 Part 11 senseview framework →
§1
Uses a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.
FIPS PUB 1861 senseview framework →
§1
The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The process of using a digital signature algorithm and a private key to generate a digital signature on data.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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