@@ -1268,32 +1268,30 @@ non-volatile storage as FILENAME.EXT.
12681268 version number of the new DELEGATE metadata file MUST match the trusted
12691269 snapshot metadata. This is done, in part, to prevent a mix-and-match
12701270 attack by man-in-the-middle attackers. If the new DELEGATE metadata file
1271- does not match, discard it, end the search, and report the target cannot
1272- be found.
1271+ does not match, abort the update cycle, and report the failure.
12731272
12741273 * ** 4.5.2.4** . ** Check for an arbitrary software attack.** The new DELEGATE
12751274 metadata file MUST have been signed by a threshold of keys specified in the
12761275 TARGETS metadata file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is not signed
1277- as required, discard it, end the search, and report the target cannot be
1278- found.
1276+ as required, abort the update cycle, and report the failure.
12791277
12801278 * ** 4.5.2.5** . ** Check for a rollback attack.** The version number of the
12811279 trusted DELEGATE metadata file, if any, MUST be less than or equal to the
12821280 version number of the new DELEGATE metadata file. If the new DELEGATE
12831281 metadata file is older than the trusted DELEGATE metadata file, discard
1284- it, end the search , and report the target cannot be found .
1282+ it, abort the update cycle , and report the potential rollback attack .
12851283
12861284 * ** 4.5.2.6** . ** Check for a freeze attack.** The latest known time
12871285 should be lower than the expiration timestamp in the new DELEGATE
12881286 metadata file. If so, the new DELEGATE file becomes the trusted DELEGATE
1289- file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is expired, discard it, end the
1290- search , and report the target cannot be found .
1287+ file. If the new DELEGATE metadata file is expired, abort the update
1288+ cycle , and report the potential freeze attack .
12911289
12921290 * ** 4.5.2.7** . If the current delegation is a multi-role delegation,
12931291 recursively visit each role, and check that each has signed exactly the
12941292 same non-custom metadata (i.e., length and hashes) about the target (or
1295- the lack of any such metadata). Otherwise, discard it, end the search,
1296- and report the target cannot be found .
1293+ the lack of any such metadata). Otherwise, abort the update cycle, and
1294+ report the failure .
12971295
12981296 * ** 4.5.2.8** . If the current delegation is a terminating delegation,
12991297 then jump to step 5.
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