Glossary#

List of terms used throughout this documentation, in alphabetical order.

Chunk

Binary data. Part of the payload of a container.

Chunk address

Precise identification of a chunk. Format: {tenant UID}/{container UID}/{chunk UID}.

Container

Ordered collection of chunks. Represents an object or file in the user's domain. May have a (file)name or mime-type.

Hash function

Mathematical function that reproducibly calculates an Integer number from an arbitrary String.

Hash ring

The range of Integer numbers, connected together at the ends to form a ring. Using a hash function, anyone can map a UID to a position on the ring (and the ring node that claims the section).

Ring

See hash ring.

Ring node

A member of the ring. Claims and is responsible for sections in the ring. Represents a unique instance of Strongbox store.

Tenant

Logical grouping of containers. Represents a single user-facing application or service, separating its data from other applications.

UID

Unique identifier. A short string that points to an entity.

UID Token

A short, cryptographically signed, publicly verifiable identifier of a person. Contains only the UID.