theupdateframework / theupdateframework/python-tuf
Support ASN.1 metadata
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Description
(NOTE: this issue copied from docs/ROADMAP.md)
Description of issue or feature request:
We currently support only a JSON-compatible metadata format.
Current behavior:
Only JSON-compatible metadata is supported
Expected behavior:
ASN.1 metadata files are supported including decoding, encoding, signing over, verifying signatures over
It may be worth considering making the metadata format abstract enough that integrators could easily implement their own metadata format, in a similar fashion to the StorageBackendInterface support.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the copied entry in docs/ROADMAP.md and the issue's current JSON-compatible metadata behavior. Define how ASN.1 metadata should be decoded, encoded, signed, and verified, and determine whether an abstract metadata interface is needed. Done means ASN.1 metadata is supported across all four operations with clear integration behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100