diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/public-key.txt b/doc/json-signing/example/public-key.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..813ebf8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/json-signing/example/public-key.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
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diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signed.camli b/doc/json-signing/example/signed.camli
deleted file mode 100644
index 899e1e47a..000000000
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signed.camli
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "camliType": "rating",
-  "stars": "4/5",
-  "camliAuthor": "......."
-}
diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-after.camli b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-after.camli
index 46f87da4f..49244c28c 100644
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-after.camli
+++ b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-after.camli
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-{
-  "camliType": "rating",
-  "stars": "4/5",
-  "camliAuthor": "......."
-,"camliSig":"iQEcBAABAgAGBQJMGYTsAAoJEFBHsvhU+KkU/BQIAJ6yVfyEmqyrzBgvChcRmCjcfJbip1cQzuEI7RVRiuzbOprY6yVtRfTTSWdakHrX7xKIWGxLbfH3wicLnoFitaDoJu4D+5NfmpK9XhzwLH+5eQd39WickeVr3TYu+wBPFzN4ItLqGF87piqVizTWMaB+1gUdFQMBshDDxPoFmeAmtoE0dYBJqnRsfdQw/UGK/DMRZq17uQ7GwS3/Mne6Q4nUQrgawPM8VfAMO/QYasrs7/5hBOJKupVI/cuiS+B4aKc1mlVeGVo/ucEAzhRk9F1fO9lqrYRUELKg3zQRnpluNZymI9nUPTiXLpCtL9dC3/IKvbNP9Q15/9SLieygSyQ==NiGO"}
+{"camliVersion": 1,
+  "camliSigner": "sha1-8616ebc5143efe038528c2ab8fa6582353805a7a",
+  "foo": "bar"
+,"camliSig":"iQEcBAABAgAGBQJO3/DNAAoJECkxpnwm9avaf6EH/3HVJC+6ybOJDTJIInQBum9YFzC1I8b6xNLN0yFdDtypZUotvW9pvU2pVpbfNSmcW/OL02eR2kgL55dHxbUjbN9CvXlvSb2QAy8IQMdA3721pMR41rNNn08w5bbAWgW/suiyN5z0pIKn3vPEHbguGeNQBStgOSq1WkgCozNBxPA7V5mcUx2rUOsWHYSmEY8foPdeDYcrw2pvxPN8kXk6zBrZilrtaY+Yx5zPLkq8trhHPgCdf4chL+Y2kmxXMKYjU+bkmJaNycUURdncZakTEv9YfbBp04kbHIaN6DttEoXuU96nTyuCFhIftmV+GPbvGpl3e2yhmae5hUUt1g0o8FE==aSCK"}
diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before-J.camli b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before-J.camli
index b24cad0ad..0da135226 100644
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before-J.camli
+++ b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before-J.camli
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-{
-  "camliType": "rating",
-  "stars": "4/5",
-  "camliAuthor": "......."
+{"camliVersion": 1,
+  "camliSigner": "sha1-8616ebc5143efe038528c2ab8fa6582353805a7a",
+  "foo": "bar"
 }
-
diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli
index 420f2c530..426b2e944 100644
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli
+++ b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{
-  "camliType": "rating",
-  "stars": "4/5",
-  "camliAuthor": "......."
+{"camliVersion": 1,
+  "camliSigner": "sha1-8616ebc5143efe038528c2ab8fa6582353805a7a",
+  "foo": "bar"
diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.detachsig b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.detachsig
index 88fe0e4c2..125626e7b 100644
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.detachsig
+++ b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.detachsig
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
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-Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux)
+Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
 
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diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.sig b/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.sig
deleted file mode 100644
index fc607140d..000000000
--- a/doc/json-signing/example/signing-before.camli.sig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
-Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux)
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diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/test-keyring.gpg b/doc/json-signing/example/test-keyring.gpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d20ba683
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/json-signing/example/test-keyring.gpg differ
diff --git a/doc/json-signing/example/test-secring.gpg b/doc/json-signing/example/test-secring.gpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bca3ad039
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diff --git a/doc/json-signing/json-signing.txt b/doc/json-signing/json-signing.txt
index d5c688b41..6d255bbe6 100644
--- a/doc/json-signing/json-signing.txt
+++ b/doc/json-signing/json-signing.txt
@@ -69,11 +69,29 @@ SIGNING
 =======
 
 -- start with a JSON object (not an array) to be encoded and signed.
-   we'll call this data structure 'O'.
+   we'll call this data structure 'O'. While this signing technique
+   could be used for applications Camlistore, this document is specifically
+   about Camlistore, which requires that the JSON object 'O' contain
+   the following two key/value pairs:
+     "camliVersion": "1"
+     "camliSigner": "hashalg-xxxxxxxxxxx"  (blobref of ASCII-armored public key)
 
--- serialize it with whatever JSON serialization library you have
-   available.  internal or trailing whitespace doesn't matter.  we'll
-   call the JSON serialization of 'O' (defined in earlier step) 'J'
+-- To find your camliSigner value, you could use GPG like:
+
+   $ gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring=example/test-keyring.gpg --secret-keyring=example/test-secring.gpg \
+         --export --armor 26F5ABDA > example/public-key.txt
+
+   $ sha1sum example/public-key.txt
+   8616ebc5143efe038528c2ab8fa6582353805a7a
+
+   ... so the blobref value for camliSigner is "sha1-8616ebc5143efe038528c2ab8fa6582353805a7a".
+   Clients will use this value in the future to find the public key to verify
+   signtures.
+
+-- serialize in-memory JSON object 'O' with whatever JSON
+   serialization library you have available.  internal or trailing
+   whitespace doesn't matter.  we'll call the JSON serialization of
+   'O' (defined in earlier step) 'J'
    (e.g. doc/example/signing-before-J.camli)
 
 -- now remove any trailing whitespace and exactly and only one '}'