Signature Verification
Confirming a file was published by the project using a cryptographic signature.
Signature verification is the process of using a cryptographic signature to confirm that a file genuinely came from the party that claims to have released it. While a checksum proves a file is unchanged, a signature goes further by proving authorship: it can only be produced by whoever holds the project private signing key. When a Malairte release includes a signature alongside the download, verifying it with the published signing key confirms both that the file is intact and that it originated from the project rather than an impostor. This is a stronger guarantee than a checksum alone and is especially valuable for critical software like wallets and node binaries that handle keys and funds.