This commit provides a method to verify that firmware has been signed with a private key given its public key. The implementation uses ed25519-dalek as the signature verifier. An "ed25519" feature is required to enable the functionality. When disabled (the default), calling the firmware updater's verify method will return a failure.
It currently contains whoever was first to write some code for the crate,
even if many more people have contributed to it later.
The field is "sort of" deprecated, it was made optional recently:
https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/3052-optional-authors-field.html
Due the the reasons listed there I believe removing it is better than
setting it to generic fluff like "The Embassy contributors".
Embassy-boot is a simple bootloader that works together with an
application to provide firmware update capabilities with a minimal risk.
The bootloader consists of a platform-independent part, which implements
the swap algorithm, and a platform-dependent part (currently only for
nRF) that provides addition functionality such as watchdog timers
softdevice support.