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Overview
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This section describes the fundamental concepts and features that underpin the Corda platform, to include:
* :doc:`key-concepts-ecosystem`
* :doc:`key-concepts-data-model`
* :doc:`key-concepts-core-types`
* :doc:`key-concepts-financial-model`
* :doc:`key-concepts-flow-framework`
* :doc:`key-concepts-consensus-notaries`
* :doc:`key-concepts-vault`
* :doc:`key-concepts-security-model`
Detailed thinking and rationale behind these concepts are presented in the following published white papers:
* `Corda: An Introduction`_
* `Corda: A Distributed Ledger`_ (Technical White Paper)
.. _`Corda: An Introduction`: _static/corda-introductory-whitepaper.pdf
.. _`Corda: A Distributed Ledger`: _static/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf