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No. It is the hash of the descriptor table that contains the hash of the boot partition. It is one meta-level higher.
: This digest acts as a "fingerprint" for the entire verified boot structure. It allows the system to verify that critical partitions like have not been altered without authorization. Bootloader Communication ro.boot.vbmeta.digest
The ro.boot.vbmeta.digest property is a read-only property that is set during the boot process. It contains the digest (hash) of the vbmeta partition. This digest is used to verify the authenticity and integrity of the vbmeta partition.
may interact with vbmeta images. If a custom image is flashed without a "patched" vbmeta, the device may fail to boot because the runtime digest won't match the expected signature. : Advanced modules (like Tricky Store fastboot flash boot custom-boot
"The irony is that a security-conscious user who wants to run a hardened, custom operating system is treated the same as a malware author," argues a developer on the XDA Developers forum. "The digest proves my system is exactly what I flashed, but because it isn't Google's or Samsung's signature, I am blocked."
During the boot sequence, the bootloader verifies the vbmeta image. Once verification passes, the bootloader extracts the hash of the VBMeta structure itself (or the hash of the entire verified chain) and passes it to the kernel via the Android bootloader control block. The kernel then exposes this as the read-only system property: : This digest acts as a "fingerprint" for
Some OEMs ship with an empty or placeholder vbmeta on unlocked engineering units. In this case, the bootloader may set ro.boot.vbmeta.digest to the digest of an empty string ( e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 – the SHA-256 of zero bytes). This is a telltale sign of a development build.