No, it means that there is a way with which you can verify whether you can trust or not.<p>Yes, I understand how you meant it. By I really can&#x27;t understand ordinary people can even come to &quot;your&quot; conclusion. How can people be so stupid (sorry for my harsh wording) not to be able to understand that a digital signature just means that there exists a possibility to check whether the message is authentic (and this has to be done if necessary) instead of <i>being</i> authentic?