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# The "Distribution" project
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## What is this
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This is a part of the Docker project, or "primitive" that handles the "distribution" of images.
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### Punchline
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Pack. Sign. Ship. Store. Deliver. Verify.
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### Technical scope
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Distribution has tight relations with:
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* libtrust, providing cryptographical primitives to handle image signing and verification
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* image format, as transferred over the wire
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* docker-registry, the server side component that allows storage and retrieval of packed images
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* authentication and key management APIs, that are used to verify images and access storage services
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* PKI infrastructure
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* docker "pull/push client" code gluing all this together - network communication code, tarsum, etc
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