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+**in-toto Type Data Documentation**
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+This document provides a definition for each field that is not otherwise described in the [in-toto schema](https://github.com/sigstore/rekor/blob/main/pkg/types/intoto/v0.0.1/intoto_v0_0_1_schema.json). This document also notes any additional information about the values associated with each field such as the format in which the data is stored and any necessary transformations.
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+**Attestation:** authenticated, machine-readable metadata about one or more software artifacts. [SLSA definiton](https://github.com/slsa-framework/slsa/blob/main/controls/attestations.md)
+- The Attestation value ought to be a Base64-encoded JSON object.
+- The [in-toto Attestation specification](https://github.com/in-toto/attestation/blob/main/spec/README.md#statement) provides detailed guidance on understanding and parsing this JSON object.
+
+**AttestationType:** Identifies the type of attestation being made, such as a provenance attestation or a vulnerability scan attestation. AttestationType's value, even when prefixed with an http, is not necessarily a working URL.
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+**How do you identify an object as an in-toto object?**
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+The "Body" field will include an "IntotoObj" field.