From 64a385ed98d1a16080d1bdca6f282fa447e5376b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Cappos Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:56:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update metadata.md --- content/en/docs/metadata.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/metadata.md b/content/en/docs/metadata.md index c11efcf..848ee80 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/metadata.md +++ b/content/en/docs/metadata.md @@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ of a nested delegation. Signed by: Snapshot role. -The snapshot.json metadata file lists version numbers of all metadata files -other than timestamp.json. This file ensures that clients will see a consistent +The snapshot.json metadata file lists version numbers and/or hashes of all of the targets +metadata. This file ensures that clients will see a consistent view of all files on the repository. That is, metadata files (and thus Target files) that existed on the repository at different times cannot be combined and presented to clients by an attacker.