How do you actually know it was me who wrote this article? Well, I will prove it. I will take the first paragraph of the introduction, and sign it with my public key [here]. The result is:
Anyone in the world will be able to check this against my public key and know it was me who created this article. The great thing, too, is that if someone changes even a single bit of the message, it will be detected. So, why aren’t we all using this type of method for all our communications?
Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.
