Terminology used within this specification.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
Registry
A paper-based or electronic database (centralized or decentralized, i.e. blockchain) where claims are stored and can be consulted.
Registration
Process through which an entity gets claims recorded in a registry.
Entity
A thing with distinct and independent existence, such as a person, organization, or device.
Claim
An attribute asserted by an entity, about itself or another entity.
Asserter
An entity that asserts a claim.
Registrar
An entity that is authorized to register, in a registry, claims submitted by an applicant.
Applicant
Entity that requests the registration of claims in a registry.
Operator
A registrar or a staff of a registrar who is processing the request of an applicant.
Administrator/Analyst
A registrar or a staff of a registrar who is building a new registry.
Rules engine
A tool transforming business rules relating to a registry, defined by a human analyst, into machine-readable statements.
Automation
A database-level data movement.
Trigger
A record-level automation.