Clarify checking for freeze attacks on the root metadata file. #452
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heartsucker
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May 31, 2017
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| @@ -970,11 +970,17 @@ Version 1.0 (Draft) | |||
| 1.5. **Check for a freeze attack.** The latest known time should be lower | |||
| than the expiration timestamp in the current root metadata file. | |||
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| 1.5. Note that the expiration of the current (intermediate) root metadata | |||
vladimir-v-diaz
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Jun 19, 2017
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Although the original text seemed clear enough to @heartsucker (according to theupdateframework/rust-tuf#49 (comment)), I think this is a good change. It is more clear to me why checking Root's expiration should be done once the latest version is reached.
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