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Arrange the recipient-side digital signature verification workflow in the correct chronological order.

Answer

Extract the sender's public key from the digital certificate, Run the OpenSSL verification command with the public key, signature file, and document, Inspect the command's verification output and exit status, Accept or reject the document based on the verification outcome

Explanation

### The order 1. **Obtain the sender's public key**: verification requires the public key corresponding to the sender’s signing key. 2. **Receive or access the signed document and its signature file**: the verification command needs both the document and the signature being checked. 3. **Run the OpenSSL (Open Secure Sockets Layer) verification command with the public key, signature file, and document**: the command compares the signature with the supplied content using the public key. 4. **Check the command's verification result**: the result tells the recipient whether that signature verifies for that document under the supplied key. ### The concept The verification process needs three relevant inputs: the public key, the signature file, and the document. The public key checks a signature made with the corresponding private key. The document matters because verification is about the content that was signed; checking a signature without the intended document would not establish that the supplied document matches it. The output should be interpreted as a signature check, not as proof that the document is secret or that the message has never been reused. ### Terms - **OpenSSL**: software that includes the command-line cryptographic tools used in the example. - **Public key**: the key used to verify a signature made with its paired private key. - **Signature file**: the file containing the signature to be checked. - **Verification**: checking whether the signature is valid for the supplied document and public key. - **Private key**: the paired key used by the sender to create the signature. ### Remember Before verification, have the public key, the signature file, and the exact document that is being checked.

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