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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.