Text of (original) draft EU DIGITAL SIGNATURE DIRECTIVE

[William Whyte]

Hi,

>>2. "digital signature" means an electronic signature which uses an
asymmetric 
>>cryptographic technique such that a person having the signatory's public key 
>>can determine whether:

>The nomenclature seems absurd:  all electronic signatures are digital.  And
>is it right that although RSA keys are asymmetric, DH keys are symmetric?
>If so, this definition inappropriately favours a particular technical
>solution.

I think it's making a distinction between HMACs and signatures. DH is
an asymmetric technique, but it can be used to agree on symmetric keys.


Cheers,

William

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