signature algorithm

• CURIE: gmeow:signatureAlgorithm
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/signatureAlgorithm
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/trust
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

The algorithm used for a signature (e.g. rsa-sha256, ed25519).

Structure

Property shape: datatype property; gmeow:CryptographicSignature -> rdfs:Literal; functional

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:signatureAlgorithm from gmeow:CryptographicSignature to rdfs:Literal when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Software Release

• Source: slices/core/attestation/examples/software-release.ttl
• Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-attestation-examples-software-release

ex:sig a gmeow:CryptographicSignature ;
    gmeow:signatureAlgorithm "ecdsa-p256" ;
    gmeow:signedBy           ex:ciSystem .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:CryptographicSignature

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to record the algorithm a signature was made with — rsa-sha256, ed25519 — so a verifier can assess its strength or compatibility.

Avoid when

• Avoid for the signing key's own algorithm (that is gmeow:keyAlgorithm on the key) and for the verification outcome (gmeow:verificationStatus); this names the act's algorithm. It is functional — one per signature.

How to use

• Attach the algorithm literal to the signature alongside gmeow:signingKey; it complements rather than duplicates the key's gmeow:keyAlgorithm, since a key may sign with different digest pairings.

Examples

• ex:sig1 gmeow:signatureAlgorithm "ed25519".