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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/server-server/signing.rst | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/server-server/signing.rst b/docs/server-server/signing.rst index 2489f36b0a..a592f48c35 100644 --- a/docs/server-server/signing.rst +++ b/docs/server-server/signing.rst @@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ Signing events is a more complicated process since servers can choose to redact non-essential event contents. Before signing the event it is encoded as Canonical JSON and hashed using SHA-256. The resulting hash is then stored in the event JSON in a ``hash`` object under a ``sha256`` key. Then all -non-essential keys are striped from the event object and the resulting object +non-essential keys are stripped from the event object, and the resulting object which included the ``hash`` key is signed using the JSON signing algorithm. Servers can then transmit the entire event or the event with the non-essential -keys removed. Recieving servers can then check the entire event if it is -present by computing the SHA-256 of the event excluding the ``hash`` object or -by using the ``hash`` object including in the event if keys have been redacted. +keys removed. Receiving servers can then check the entire event if it is +present by computing the SHA-256 of the event excluding the ``hash`` object, or +by using the ``hash`` object included in the event if keys have been redacted. New hash functions can be introduced by adding additional keys to the ``hash`` object. Since the ``hash`` object cannot be redacted a server shouldn't allow |