TUF Client Example, using python-tuf.

This TUF Client Example implements the following actions:

• Client Infrastructure Initialization
• Download target files from TUF Repository

The example client expects to find a TUF repository running on localhost. We can use the static metadata files in tests/repository_data/repository to set one up.

Run the repository using the Python3 built-in HTTP module, and keep this session running.

   $ python3 -m http.server -d tests/repository_data/repository
   Serving HTTP on :: port 8000 (http://[::]:8000/) ...

How to use the TUF Client Example to download a target file.

$ ./client_example.py download file1.txt