The Update Framework (TUF) · Example Payload

Tuf Root Metadata Example

Example TUF root.json metadata file for a software repository

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Tuf Root Metadata Example is an example object payload from The Update Framework (TUF), with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

tuf-root-metadata-example.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "description": "Example TUF root.json metadata file for a software repository",
  "signed": {
    "_type": "root",
    "spec_version": "1.0.31",
    "version": 1,
    "expires": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "consistent_snapshot": true,
    "keys": {
      "a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2": {
        "keytype": "ed25519",
        "scheme": "ed25519",
        "keyval": {
          "public": "3f6a1d4c8e2b7f9a5c1d8e3b7a4c6f2d9e8b5a3c7f1d4e6b2a8c5f9d3e7b1a4c"
        }
      },
      "b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3": {
        "keytype": "ed25519",
        "scheme": "ed25519",
        "keyval": {
          "public": "7c3a1e5f9b4d8a2c6e1f5b3a9d7c4e2f8b6a4c8e2b5f9a3d7c1e4f6b2a8d5c9e"
        }
      }
    },
    "roles": {
      "root": {
        "keyids": ["a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2"],
        "threshold": 1
      },
      "targets": {
        "keyids": ["b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3"],
        "threshold": 1
      },
      "snapshot": {
        "keyids": ["b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3"],
        "threshold": 1
      },
      "timestamp": {
        "keyids": ["b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3"],
        "threshold": 1
      }
    }
  },
  "signatures": [
    {
      "keyid": "a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2",
      "sig": "deadbeef00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddee"
    }
  ]
}