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Terminology
The following terminology is used thoroughly within Xeres.
A profile is an identity that defines a user of Xeres. It is backed by a PGP key. Ideally, you should only have one and use it on multiple devices.
Synonyms: friend
A profile can create one or several locations. A location is backed by an RSA key and a certificate. They're basically an instance running on a machine which will network with other locations. They're signed by a profile and can also connect between each others within the same profile.
Examples: a location on your desktop machine and another on your laptop.
Synonyms: node, peer
And now to complicate matters...
A location can create one or several identities. An identity is backed by an RSA key. They're used by several services (chat, forums, ...) and everything using GxS (General Exchange Service). An identity is signed by a profile, otherwise it's an anonymous identity which can't be linked to any location or profile.
Synonyms: contact, people, person