ORAS Media Types

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

ORAS (OCI Registry As Storage) Media Types are MIME types used to specify the format of artifacts stored in OCI-compliant registries. These media types help in identifying and managing different kinds of artifacts, such as container images, Helm charts, or other software packages, by defining their content type. This ensures that clients interacting with the registry can correctly interpret and handle the artifacts.

Secure Settings Example

# Example of an ORAS configuration with secure media type settings
artifacts:
  - name: my-application
    mediaType: application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json
    annotations:
      org.opencontainers.image.title: "My Secure Application"
      org.opencontainers.image.description: "A secure application image"

Insecure Settings Example

# Example of an ORAS configuration with insecure media type settings
artifacts:
  - name: my-application
    mediaType: text/plain
    annotations:
      org.opencontainers.image.title: "My Insecure Application"
      org.opencontainers.image.description: "An insecure application image"