diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d8a8b01..8c965d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ By embedding the timestamps in the commit history, they form a hash-chain and th # Merkle-Tree layout -The design leverages git's Merkle-Tree layout and embeds the timestmaps in the commit history, making them form a hash-chain that prevents later changes without being noticed. +The design leverages git's Merkle-Tree layout and embeds the timestmaps in the commit history, making them form a hash-chain that prevents later changes without being noticed: + ![Merkle-Tree](./docs/schematic.svg) Or as a further simplified schematic: -![Merkle-Tree](./docs/schematic_simplified.svg) + +Simplified Merkle-Tree # What are RFC3161 and RFC5816 Timestamps