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https://w3id.org/security/v1signature

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Definition

The signature property is used to associate a signature with a graph of information. The signature property is typically not included in the canonicalized graph that is then digested, and digitally signed.

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Example

The following example demonstrates how a signature on the graph identified by the subject http://example.com/people#jane is expressed using a JSON-LD signature:
{
  "@context": [
    "https://w3id.org/security/v1",
    { "foaf": "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" }
  ]
  "@graph": {
    "@id": "http://example.com/people#jane",
    "@type": "foaf:Person",
    "foaf:name": "Jane Doe",
    "foaf:homepage": "http://example.org/jane"
  },
  "signature": {
    "@type": "GraphSignature2012",
    "creator": "http://example.com/people/john-doe#key-5",
    "signatureValue": "OGQzNGVkMzVm4NTIyZTkZDYMmMzQzNmExMgoYzI43Q3ODIyOWM32NjI="
  }
}