> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://pact-social.gitbook.io/pact.social/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://pact-social.gitbook.io/pact.social/faq/how-do-signatures-work.md).

# How do signatures work?

It works like this:

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