Adding fs-verity support for Fedora 36?

Adding fs-verity file-integrity information to RPM packages for Fedora 36 is the topic of a recent discussion on the Fedora devel mailing list. The feature would provide a means to install files from RPM packages as read-only files that cannot be read or otherwise operated on if the data in the files changes at any point. The proposal is mostly about making the plumbing available for use cases that are not particularly clear—which has led to some questions and skepticism among those participating in the thread.

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