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Consider the following statements

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Consider the following statements:
A digital signature is
1. an electronic record that identifies the certifying authority issuing it
2. used to serve as a proof of identity of an individual to access information or server on Internet.
3. an electronic method of signing an electronic document and ensuring that the original content is unchanged

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

A digital signature is an electronic form of signature that can be used to authenticate the Identity of the sender of a message or a signer of a document and also ensure that original content of the message on document that has been sent is unchanged. They are however not used as proof identity nor can ensure originality of the content. Hence Option C is right