diff --git a/descriptor.md b/descriptor.md index 455db1ef..1d53762d 100644 --- a/descriptor.md +++ b/descriptor.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ 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).