(data structure)
Definition: A digital signature, and information to verify it, for linked data.
Also known as LDS.
Note: "Linked data" is information on the Web accessible through standards, such as URLs and DOIs.
Author: PEB
Dave Longley, Manu Sporny, and Christopher Allen, Linked Data Signatures 1.0, Draft Community Group Report 27 February 2018. Available at https://github.com/w3c-dvcg/ld-signatures. Accessed 3 March 2020.
"This specification was published by the W3C Digital Verification Community Group. It is not a W3C Standard nor is it on the W3C Standards Track. ... This is an experimental specification and is undergoing regular revisions. It is not fit for production deployment."
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Entry modified 3 March 2020.
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Paul E. Black, "linked data signature", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 3 March 2020. (accessed TODAY)
Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/linkedDataSignature.html