@@ -1291,32 +1291,30 @@ non-volatile storage as FILENAME.EXT.
12911291 version number of the new DELEGATE metadata file MUST match the trusted
12921292 snapshot metadata. This is done, in part, to prevent a mix-and-match
12931293 attack by man-in-the-middle attackers. If the new DELEGATE metadata file
1294- does not match, discard it, end the search, and report the target cannot
1295- be found.
1294+ does not match, abort the update cycle, and report the failure.
12961295
12971296 * ** 4.5.2.4** . ** Check for an arbitrary software attack.** The new DELEGATE
12981297 metadata file MUST have been signed by a threshold of keys specified in the
12991298 TARGETS metadata file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is not signed
1300- as required, discard it, end the search, and report the target cannot be
1301- found.
1299+ as required, abort the update cycle, and report the failure.
13021300
13031301 * ** 4.5.2.5** . ** Check for a rollback attack.** The version number of the
13041302 trusted DELEGATE metadata file, if any, MUST be less than or equal to the
13051303 version number of the new DELEGATE metadata file. If the new DELEGATE
13061304 metadata file is older than the trusted DELEGATE metadata file, discard
1307- it, end the search , and report the target cannot be found .
1305+ it, abort the update cycle , and report the potential rollback attack .
13081306
13091307 * ** 4.5.2.6** . ** Check for a freeze attack.** The latest known time
13101308 should be lower than the expiration timestamp in the new DELEGATE
13111309 metadata file. If so, the new DELEGATE file becomes the trusted DELEGATE
1312- file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is expired, discard it, end the
1313- search , and report the target cannot be found .
1310+ file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is expired, abort the update
1311+ cycle , and report the potential freeze attack .
13141312
13151313 * ** 4.5.2.7** . If the current delegation is a multi-role delegation,
13161314 recursively visit each role, and check that each has signed exactly the
13171315 same non-custom metadata (i.e., length and hashes) about the target (or
1318- the lack of any such metadata). Otherwise, discard it, end the search,
1319- and report the target cannot be found .
1316+ the lack of any such metadata). Otherwise, abort the update cycle, and
1317+ report the failure .
13201318
13211319 * ** 4.5.2.8** . If the current delegation is a terminating delegation,
13221320 then jump to step 5.
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