# 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 more concrete type like
_certificates_ keeps 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 data of your choice

A minimal statement encodes the following claim: the right data has a
certain cryptographic hash.  You can add additional meaning to each
statement.  For example, you may use a sigsum log to claim things like
i) everyone get the same news articles, ii) software package X builds
reproducibly, or iii) a list of key-value pairs are maintained with
policy Y.

Sigsum logging makes it reasonable to believe your claims by adding enough
discoverability to verify them.

## Join the conversation

### Chat

Chat with users and developers using either IRC or Matrix. The rooms
are bridged so it doesn't matter which one you choose.

- IRC: \#sigsum @ [OFTC.net](https://oftc.net/)
- Matrix: [#sigsum:matrix.org](https://app.element.io/#/room/#sigsum:matrix.org)

### Email

Subscribe to the sigsum-general mailing list by sending an empty email
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    sigsum-general+help@lists.sigsum.org


## Useful links
- Go implementation of a sigsum log: [sigsum-log-go](https://git.sigsum.org/sigsum-log-go)
- Python implementation of a sigsum witness: [sigsum-witness-py](https://git.sigsum.org/sigsum-witness-py)
- Design and API specifications: [documentation](https://git.sigsum.org/sigsum/tree/doc)
- Meeting minutes and persisted notes: [archive](https://git.sigsum.org/sigsum/tree/archive)
- Website
	- https://www.sigsum.org/
	- https://er3n3jnvoyj2t37yngvzr35b6f4ch5mgzl3i6qlkvyhzmaxo62nlqmqd.onion/

## Sponsors
- [Mullvad VPN](https://mullvad.net/), financial sponsor
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