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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions source/packaging-guide/optional/signatures.rst
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Expand Up @@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ You can display the digital signature that is embedded in AppImage by running th
Validating the signature
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To validate a signature of an an AppImage and to determine whether an AppImage has been compromised, an external tool needs to be used. There is a very simple tool called :code:`validate` that can do this.
To validate a signature of an an AppImage and to determine whether an AppImage has been compromised, an external tool needs to be used.
There is a very simple tool called :code:`validate` that can do this.
It can be found in the `AppImageUpdate <https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/AppImageUpdate>`_ project.

.. code-block:: shell

Expand All @@ -80,4 +82,4 @@ Signature validation can also be integrated into higher level software such as t

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It may be desirable to integrate validate functionality into :code:`libappimage` and into tools like :code:`appimagetool`, the optional :code:`appimaged` demon and/or :code:`AppImageUpdate`.
It may be desirable to integrate validate functionality into :code:`libappimage` and into tools like :code:`appimagetool` and the :code:`appimaged` demon.
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