From 3940ddec4512f7198c905a771d3515ca48683db2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasmus Dahlberg Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:59:25 +0200 Subject: suggested a work-in-progress landing page --- README.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 892c655..ea31aec 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,29 @@ -# sigsum -Documentation +# The Sigsum Project +Sigsum is a free and open source project that brings transparency logging to +**sig**ned check**sum**s. Logging _sigsums_ and not a concreter type like +_certificates_ keep the overall design simple and generally useful. + +✔ Minimalistic design that simplifies log operations and usage
+✔ Centralised log operations but distributed trust assumptions
+✔ Discoverability of claims for the data of your choice
+ +In other words, what you claim about your data is up to you. Examples could be + _everyone gets the same news articles_, + _software package X builds reproducibly_, or + _a list of key-value pairs is maintained with policy Y_. + +Sigsum logging makes it reasonable to believe these claims by adding enough +discoverability to verify them. + +## Join the conversation +- IRC: \#sigsum @ oftc.net +- Matrix: [#sigsum:matrix.org](https://app.element.io/#/room/#sigsum:matrix.org) + +## Useful links +- Go implementation of a sigsum log: [sigsum-log-go](https://github.com/sigsum/sigsum-log-go) +- Python implementation of a sigsum witness: [sigsum-witness-py](https://github.com/sigsum/sigsum-witness-py) +- Design and API specifications: [documentation](https://github.com/sigsum/sigsum/tree/main/doc) +- Meeting minutes and persisted notes: [archive](https://github.com/sigsum/sigsum/tree/main/archive) +- Website + - https://www.sigsum.org + - https://er3n3jnvoyj2t37yngvzr35b6f4ch5mgzl3i6qlkvyhzmaxo62nlqmqd.onion -- cgit v1.2.3 From 42572f01c6d9f144529af192801b701488e5b4cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasmus Dahlberg Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:28:45 +0200 Subject: refactored landing page based on feedback from ln5 --- README.md | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea31aec..19ce691 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,18 +1,20 @@ # The Sigsum Project Sigsum is a free and open source project that brings transparency logging to -**sig**ned check**sum**s. Logging _sigsums_ and not a concreter type like +**sig**ned check**sum**s. Logging _sigsums_ and not a more concrete type like _certificates_ keep the overall design simple and generally useful. -✔ Minimalistic design that simplifies log operations and usage
-✔ Centralised log operations but distributed trust assumptions
-✔ Discoverability of claims for the data of your choice
+✔ Minimalistic design that simplifies log operations and usage\ +✔ Centralised log operations but distributed trust assumptions\ +✔ Discoverability of statements for the data of your choice -In other words, what you claim about your data is up to you. Examples could be +A minimal statement encodes the following claim: the data has cryptographic hash +X. You can add additional meaning to each statement. For example, you may use +a sigsum log to claim that _everyone gets the same news articles_, _software package X builds reproducibly_, or _a list of key-value pairs is maintained with policy Y_. -Sigsum logging makes it reasonable to believe these claims by adding enough +Sigsum logging makes it reasonable to believe your claims by adding enough discoverability to verify them. ## Join the conversation -- cgit v1.2.3 From ccd97fcca2c1819d075df36d4578195c7da53eb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasmus Dahlberg Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:50:49 +0200 Subject: fixed typo --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 19ce691..6a727f3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _certificates_ keep the overall design simple and generally useful. ✔ Minimalistic design that simplifies log operations and usage\ ✔ Centralised log operations but distributed trust assumptions\ -✔ Discoverability of statements for the data of your choice +✔ Discoverability of statements for data of your choice A minimal statement encodes the following claim: the data has cryptographic hash X. You can add additional meaning to each statement. For example, you may use -- cgit v1.2.3