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Add guidance if hash value changes are detected.
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msporny committed Aug 27, 2023
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command from a modern Unix command interface line:
`curl -s https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2 | openssl dgst -sha384 -binary | openssl base64 -A`
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<p>
More details regarding this hash encoding method can be found in the <a
href="https://www.w3.org/TR/SRI/#integrity-metadata">integrity metadata</a>
section of [[SRI]].
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<p class="note" title="See errata if hash value changes are detected">
It is extremely unlikely that the files that have associated cryptographic hash
values in this specification will change. However, if critical errata are
found in the specification and corrections are required to ensure
ecosystem stability the cryptographic hash values might change. As such, the
HTTP cache times for the files are not set to infinity and implementers are
advised to check for errata if a cryptographic hash value change is detected.
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This section serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring that, when
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