Manifest Specification

Sample Ring Manifests

{
  "manifest": {
    "name": "Test Ring",
    "url": "https://testring.com",
    "description": "A ring for testing",
    "manifest_type": "ring",
    "public_encryption_key": "w5I72skiVbk6xuqC4/PBtvoFww+wTJgCeamltQe9thY=",
    "public_signing_key": "NjClgero69BySgTSP5dpNUOIMn7jvFEB3WqV/l/Aw2o=",
    "members": {
      "https://bobsawesomesite.com": {
        "description": "Bob's Site about Cryptography",
        "name": "Bob's Awesome Site",
        "public_signing_key": "HttCUXNxSVAtreslSl51Sa0Zb/8WVec6yMjXaDvkJic=",
        "standing": "good",
        "url": "https://bobsawesomesite.com"
      },
      "https://alice-zone.net": {
        "description": "Alice's Zone for Advanced Cryptography",
        "name": "The A to Z of Cryptography",
        "public_signing_key": "swfQMCUcf2fLEF6vfGCSnRBJTUiuRILYNmoZRnIdh0E=",
        "standing": "neutral",
        "url": "https://alice-zone.net"
      }
    },
    "timestamp": 1765974369
  },
  "signature": "u+S8MTvJzP4ctA0Y1nKadPx1B9rW7qfY2xa6v0KOfnKq56yRUyCLQ+24pG5cbBroTZGzLeKHG2cBxXFQewJBAw=="
}

Sample Site Manifest

{
  "manifest": {
    "name": "Bob's Awesome Site",
    "url": "https://bobsawesomesite.com",
    "description": "Bob's Site about Cryptography",
    "manifest_type": "member",
    "public_signing_key": "HttCUXNxSVAtreslSl51Sa0Zb/8WVec6yMjXaDvkJic=",
    "rings": {
      "https://testring.com": {
        "description": "A ring for testing",
        "name": "Test Ring",
        "public_encryption_key": "w5I72skiVbk6xuqC4/PBtvoFww+wTJgCeamltQe9thY=",
        "public_signing_key": "NjClgero69BySgTSP5dpNUOIMn7jvFEB3WqV/l/Aw2o=",
        "votes": {
          "http://site2:8002": "sZq2cTK0QxRZ90W0ApTmli8GA69nbg5vLYmEcfSNyU+BhLQMH7CTTwl776SKfHSak3EcGWu9C3PiiMCEP1iGSjVMxrW/AdSnY6N1LIiny/a6X6MaCHwWmuRcoWjlUbCqdPo/7JFOAt7wuiHkZ0te9NmOc4v+DW6e0FMNP2QNMUlDWk1ZfPHanC5qmCPUxcJwHa7AYKJ9EMr7UC/ODijC4X4FhNmXGYZo0culzL7rSKViUMQ4r1upvdfOEmo="
        }
      }
    },
    "timestamp": 1765974687
  },
  "signature": "+B5gqCtAIyUTS8bmtE7WK2lAVxLiM+zumn9ihcFATIX888uhx1e2bXXk+LEW/CjPihUv/JMREy0R6hb+l2zcDw=="
}

Votes

Vote objects are encrypted with the ring server’s public key, but follow this structure:

{
  "description": "Great stuff",
  "standing": "good",
  "timestamp": 1765492040,
  "vote_subject_url": "https://alice-zone.net"
}