Commit d72c2550 by Diana Payton Committed by GitHub

Docs: Update plugin-signature-verification.md (#26030)

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## How it works ## How it works
For Grafana to be able to verify the digital signature of a plugin, the plugin must include a signed manifest file, _MANIFEST.txt_. The signed manifest file contains two sections: For Grafana to verify the digital signature of a plugin, the plugin must include a signed manifest file, _MANIFEST.txt_. The signed manifest file contains two sections:
- **Signed message -** The signed message contains plugin metadata and plugin files with their respective checksums (SHA256). - **Signed message -** The signed message contains plugin metadata and plugin files with their respective checksums (SHA256).
- **Digital signature -** The digital signature is created by encrypting the signed message using a private key. Grafana has a public key built-in that can be used to verify that the digital signature have been encrypted using expected private key. - **Digital signature -** The digital signature is created by encrypting the signed message using a private key. Grafana has a public key built-in that can be used to verify that the digital signature have been encrypted using expected private key.
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