Merge pull request #1228 from sudo-bmitch/pr-mixed-digest-algo

Manifests may contain multiple digest algorithms
opencontainers · Jan 9, 2025 · f272635 · f272635
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   Optionally, it includes the type of artifact it is describing.
 - Descriptors SHOULD be embedded in other formats to securely reference external content.
 - Other formats SHOULD use descriptors to securely reference external content.
+- When other formats contain multiple descriptors, unless otherwise specified, those descriptors are independent of each other, allowing fields like the `mediaType` and the algorithm for the `digest` to vary within that external content.
 
 This section defines the `application/vnd.oci.descriptor.v1+json` [media type](media-types.md).