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Digital Signatures: Format, Certificate, and Validation Policy Are Not the Same Thing
Digital Signatures: Format, Certificate, and Validation Policy Are Not the Same Thing The right move when a digital signature fails validation is don't look at the cryptography first . I know that sounds backwards. If the algorithm is RSA-2048 and the certificate chain is intact, why would validation fail? Because a signature can be cryptographically perfect and still get rejected by the validator. The problem isn't the hash or the private key — it's the format, the wrong certificate, or the validation policy the system is applying. My thesis is simple: most errors that look cryptographic in digital signatures are actually upper-layer errors — incompatible format, a certificate that doesn't meet the required profile, or a validation policy that the issuer and receiver never aligned on. And confusing those three layers has a real cost: debugging time wasted in the wrong place. The Real Mess: Three Layers People Keep Mixing Up When a digital signature fails validation, the typical mental sequence is: "Is the algorithm correct? Does the private key match the public one? Did the certificate expire?" Those are reasonable questions, but they're all in the same layer. The problem is there are three distinct layers, and each one can fail independently. Layer 1 — Signature Format The format defines how the signature is packaged together with the signed data. CMS/PKCS#7 is not the same as XAdES, PAdES, or JAdES. Each has variants: BASELINE-B , BASELINE-T , BASELINE-LT , BASELINE-LTA . Choosing CAdES-BASELINE-B when the receiver expects XAdES-BASELINE-LT produces a rejection that has nothing to do with the cryptographic algorithm. The public documentation for DSS (Digital Signature Service) from the European Commission describes these variants in detail. DSS is the reference library for eIDAS-compliant signatures, and its documentation is one of the most complete and verifiable resources publicly available. Layer 2 — Certificate The certificate is the signer's identity, but it
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Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II
Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised a $46.6 million Fund II from LPs including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures
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OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI boom.
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Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI
TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.
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Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target
Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration.
开发者
Godox’s feature-packed key light is down to its best price yet
If you don’t want to spend $180 on the Elgato Key Light, the Godox ES45 Desktop LED Key Light is a more affordable option that offers nearly as much brightness and plenty of features, including adjustable brightness and color temperature. Right now, it’s cheaper than usual for the first time this year, selling for $119 […]
创业投融资
Lucid Motors’ CFO is out as its new CEO continues leadership shakeup
The company announced a new slate of executive hires meant to help turn things around, as Gravity SUV sales are not taking off as expected.
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Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
FTC urged to reject Elon Musk’s bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns.
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US government says it got hacked — again
A top Democrat on the Senate's Intelligence Committee warned that the information accessed on a Homeland Security intelligence-sharing network may risk national security.
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Tesla’s Q2 sales jump 25 percent
Tesla just released its second-quarter delivery and production report, showing that the automaker is starting to recover after a particularly brutal sales year in 2025. The company said that it produced a total of 451,758 vehicles between April and June of this year, including 442,936 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 8,822 […]
产品设计
Woman's puzzling decline turns out to be cobalt poisoning from hip replacement
Doctors find grey fluid and dead, metallic flesh inside poisoned woman's hip.
开源项目
Congrats to the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge Winners!
We are so excited to finally announce the winners of the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge, our...
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AI won’t save advertising, says Digitas’ Amy Lanzi
We’ve got a special Decoder today — I had the chance to talk with Amy Lanzi, the CEO of Digitas North America, in front of a live audience at the Uber Villa at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I know, it’s a hard gig, but I do it for you. […]
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Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group.
科技前沿
HDMI 2.1 vs USB-C vs DisplayPort: Which connection is better for your monitor?
HDMI excels for media consumption, while PC gamers prefer DisplayPort.
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Donald Trump bought a bunch of tech stock the same day he announced his AI Action Plan
Financial disclosures show how much Trump loves tech stocks.
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Tesla saw a massive sales jump in the second quarter
The company delivered more than 480,000 EVs globally, seemingly thanks to geographic expansion and cheaper versions of the Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck.
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🔥 Kuberwastaken / claurst - Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship
GitHub热门项目 | Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship | Stars: 9,908 | 34 stars today | 语言: Rust
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🔥 martin-olivier / airgorah - A WiFi security auditing software mainly based on aircrack-n
GitHub热门项目 | A WiFi security auditing software mainly based on aircrack-ng tools suite | Stars: 677 | 146 stars today | 语言: Rust