diff --git a/content/references/rippled-api/validator-list.md b/content/references/rippled-api/validator-list.md
index 8164c4a48d..7915edee6d 100644
--- a/content/references/rippled-api/validator-list.md
+++ b/content/references/rippled-api/validator-list.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Validator List Method
 
-The validator list method is a special API endpoint for reporting a current trusted validator list a `rippled` server is using. This often represents the exact list of validators a server trusts.
+The validator list method is a special API endpoint for fetching the latest version of a current trusted validator list a `rippled` server is using. This often represents the exact list of validators a server trusts.
 
 Like the [Peer Crawler](peer-crawler.html), the validator list method is available by default on a non-privileged basis through the [Peer Protocol](peer-protocol.html) port, which is also used for `rippled` servers' peer-to-peer communications.
 
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ The data encoded in a manifest is as follows:
 | Field             | Internal Type | Description                              |
 |:------------------|:--------------|:-----------------------------------------|
 | sfPublicKey       | Blob          | The master public key that uniquely identifies this person or organization. This can be a 33-byte secp256k1 public key, or a 32-byte Ed25519 public key prefixed with the byte `0xED`. |
-| sfMasterSignature | Blob          | A signature of the data in this manifest (***TODO: which data specifically?***) from the master key pair. This proves the authenticity of the manifest. |
+| sfMasterSignature | Blob          | A signature of this manifest data from the master key pair. This proves the authenticity of the manifest. |
 | sfSequence        | UInt32        | A sequence number for this manifest. A higher number indicates a newer manifest that invalidates all older manifests from the same master public key. |
 | sfVersion         | UInt16        | A version number indicating the manifest format used. A higher number indicates a newer manifest format, including breaking changes compared to the previous manifest format. |
 | sfDomain          | Blob          | _(Optional)_ A domain name owned by this person or organization, ASCII-encoded. |
 | sfSigningPubKey   | Blob          | _(Optional)_ The ephemeral public key of the key pair that this person or organization is currently using. This must be a 33-byte secp256k1 public key. |
-| sfSignature       | Blob          | _(Optional)_ A signature (**TODO: of what?**) from the ephemeral key pair. |
+| sfSignature       | Blob          | _(Optional)_ A signature of this manifest data from the ephemeral key pair. |
+
+The `sfMasterSignature` and `sfSignature` signatures are created from signing the [serialized](serialization.html) binary data of the manifest, excluding the signature fields (`sfMasterSignature` and `sfSignature`) themselves.
 
 
 ### Blob Data