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 This is WIP and currently not supported.
 
 ### Containers
-To verify a contaimer image, you need to pass a container image name that is _immutable_ by providing its digest, in order to avoid [TOCTOU attacks](#toctou-attacks).
+To verify a container image, you need to pass a container image name that is _immutable_ by providing its digest, in order to avoid [TOCTOU attacks](#toctou-attacks).
 
 Run the commands below: