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Signed by: Root role.
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Specifies the other top-level roles. When specifying these roles, the trusted
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keys for each are listed, along with the minimum number of those keys required
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to sign the role's metadata. We call this number the signature threshold.
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The snapshot role signs a metadata file that provides information about the latest version of all targets metadata on the repository (the top-level targets role and all delegated roles). This information allows clients to know which metadata files have been updated and also prevents mix-and-match attacks.
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See
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[example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/theupdateframework/tuf/develop/tests/repository_data/repository/metadata/root.json)

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