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Glossary
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Foolscap
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an RPC/RMI (Remote Procedure Call / Remote Method Invocation) protocol for use with Twisted
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`Foolscap <https://github.com/warner/foolscap/>`_
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an RPC/RMI (Remote Procedure Call / Remote Method Invocation) protocol for use with Twisted
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storage server
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a Tahoe-LAFS process configured to offer storage and reachable over the network for store and retrieve operations
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storage server
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a Tahoe-LAFS process configured to offer storage and reachable over the network for store and retrieve operations
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storage service
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a Python object held in memory in the storage server which provides the implementation of the storage protocol
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storage service
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a Python object held in memory in the storage server which provides the implementation of the storage protocol
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introducer
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a Tahoe-LAFS process at a known location configured to re-publish announcements about the location of storage servers
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introducer
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a Tahoe-LAFS process at a known location configured to re-publish announcements about the location of storage servers
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:ref:`fURLs <fURLs>`
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a self-authenticating URL-like string which can be used to locate a remote object using the Foolscap protocol
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(the storage service is an example of such an object)
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:ref:`fURLs <fURLs>`
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a self-authenticating URL-like string which can be used to locate a remote object using the Foolscap protocol (the storage service is an example of such an object)
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:ref:`NURLs <NURLs>`
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a self-authenticating URL-like string almost exactly like a fURL but without being tied to Foolscap
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:ref:`NURLs <NURLs>`
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a self-authenticating URL-like string almost exactly like a fURL but without being tied to Foolscap
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swissnum
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a short random string which is part of a fURL/NURL and which acts as a shared secret to authorize clients to use a storage service
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swissnum
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a short random string which is part of a fURL/NURL and which acts as a shared secret to authorize clients to use a storage service
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lease
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state associated with a share informing a storage server of the duration of storage desired by a client
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lease
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state associated with a share informing a storage server of the duration of storage desired by a client
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share
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a single unit of client-provided arbitrary data to be stored by a storage server
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(in practice, one of the outputs of applying ZFEC encoding to some ciphertext with some additional metadata attached)
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share
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a single unit of client-provided arbitrary data to be stored by a storage server (in practice, one of the outputs of applying ZFEC encoding to some ciphertext with some additional metadata attached)
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bucket
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a group of one or more immutable shares held by a storage server and having a common storage index
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bucket
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a group of one or more immutable shares held by a storage server and having a common storage index
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slot
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a group of one or more mutable shares held by a storage server and having a common storage index
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(sometimes "slot" is considered a synonym for "storage index of a slot")
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slot
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a group of one or more mutable shares held by a storage server and having a common storage index (sometimes "slot" is considered a synonym for "storage index of a slot")
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storage index
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a 16 byte string which can address a slot or a bucket
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(in practice, derived by hashing the encryption key associated with contents of that slot or bucket)
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storage index
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a 16 byte string which can address a slot or a bucket (in practice, derived by hashing the encryption key associated with contents of that slot or bucket)
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write enabler
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a short secret string which storage servers require to be presented before allowing mutation of any mutable share
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write enabler
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a short secret string which storage servers require to be presented before allowing mutation of any mutable share
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lease renew secret
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a short secret string which storage servers required to be presented before allowing a particular lease to be renewed
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lease renew secret
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a short secret string which storage servers required to be presented before allowing a particular lease to be renewed
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Additional terms related to the Tahoe-LAFS project in general are defined in the :doc:`../glossary`
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