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readme note about pyupdater being archived
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dennisvang committed Sep 30, 2022
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The `tufup` package was inspired by [PyUpdater][3], and uses a general approach to updating that is directly based on PyUpdater's implementation.

> NOTE: `tufup` is completely *independent* of PyUpdater. In fact, `tufup` was created as a replacement for PyUpdater, given the fact that [PyUpdater has been archived and is no longer maintained][17].
However, whereas PyUpdater implements a *custom* security mechanism to ensure authenticity (and integrity) of downloaded update files, `tufup` is built on top of the security mechanisms implemented in the [python-tuf][1] package, a.k.a. `tuf`.
By entrusting the design of security measures to the security professionals, `tufup` can focus on high-level tools.

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[14]: https://github.com/dennisvang/tufup/issues
[15]: https://theupdateframework.io/overview/#software-updates-101
[16]: https://theupdateframework.io/security/
[17]: https://github.com/Digital-Sapphire/PyUpdater#this-is-the-end

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