ClickOnce: add ClickOnce signing algorithm spec - #843
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Document the UpdateFileInfo overload used by algorithm version 2 and its SHA-256 compatibility behavior. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: e7d1383c-affb-4651-8d11-9bd70d5446c3
Require manifest metadata updates to use staged references while leaving the path-establishment mechanism implementation-defined. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: e7d1383c-affb-4651-8d11-9bd70d5446c3
Require application manifest signing to complete before updating and signing an explicitly provided deployment manifest. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: e7d1383c-affb-4651-8d11-9bd70d5446c3
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See #842.
This PR adds a specification for changes to the ClickOnce signing algorithm. The goal is to make ClickOnce signing simpler, more correct, more efficient, and easier to maintain over time.
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