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Terminology

David Gerber edited this page Sep 28, 2021 · 5 revisions

Terminology

The following terminology is used thoroughly within Xeres.

Profile

A profile is a PGP identity that defines a user of Xeres.

Synonyms: friend

Location

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.

Synonyms: node, peer

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