On 21 sep. 2014, at 20:29, W. Martin Borgert <[email protected]> wrote: > If a package would change by adding another signature, then this > would invalidate previous signatures.
Package formats like apk and jar avoid this chicken and egg problem by hashing the files inside a package, and storing those hashes in a manifest file. Signatures only sign the manifest file. The manifest itself and the signature files are not part of the manifest, but are part of the package. So a package including it's signature(s) is still a single file. Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
