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How to verify delegated targets files

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Description

Note that the issue identified in Uptane Standard issue 36 applies to the TUF specification as well. There is a tiny smidge more implied here in the TUF spec, but it still needs to be clarified.

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  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read Uptane Standard issue 36 and the corresponding TUF specification sections on delegated target verification. Compare what the TUF text currently implies with the reported ambiguity; the work is done when the verification requirements are explicitly clarified in the specification.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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