The document discusses digital signatures and digital signature schemes (DSS). It defines a digital signature as allowing the holder of a secret key to sign a document such that anyone with the public verification key can verify the signature is valid from the signer. A DSS includes key generation, signing, and verification algorithms. It also discusses how DSS provides correctness by verifying valid signatures and unforgeability by making signature forgery difficult. The document contrasts DSS with message authentication codes (MACs) and provides examples of RSA and Schnorr signature schemes.