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Revision 5 (Davide Pesavento, 05/07/2022 01:02 PM) → Revision 6/7 (Davide Pesavento, 05/07/2022 01:06 PM)

# SignatureType 

 The following table defines the currently assigned values for the SignatureType element in NDN Interest and Data packets. 

 SignatureType                        | Value (dec) | Description | Reference 
 ----------------------|-------------|-------------|---------- -------------------------|-------------|-------------|---------- 
 Sha256                  DigestSha256               |    0            | Integrity protection using a SHA-256 digest | [DigestSha256](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/signature.html#digestsha256) 
 Sha256WithRsa           SignatureSha256WithRsa     |    1            | Integrity and provenance protection using an RSA signature over a SHA-256 digest | [SignatureSha256WithRsa](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/signature.html#signaturesha256withrsa) 
 *(reserved)*                          |    2            | Reserved for future assignments | 
 Sha256WithEcdsa         SignatureSha256WithEcdsa |    3            | Integrity and provenance protection using an ECDSA signature over a SHA-256 digest | [SignatureSha256WithEcdsa](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/signature.html#signaturesha256withecdsa) 
 HmacSha256              SignatureHmacWithSha256    |    4            | Integrity and provenance protection using a SHA-256 hash-based message authentication code | [SignatureHmacWithSha256](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/signature.html#signaturehmacwithsha256) 
 Ed25519                                    |    5            | TBD | #4901 
 *(reserved)*                          | 6-199         | Reserved for future assignments | 
 Null                                          |    200          | Empty signature for testing and experimentation | [[NullSignature]] 

 ## References 

 https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/signature.html#signaturetype