GlossaryΒΆ
For questions around the concepts and terminology specific to Solid, refer to https://solidproject.org/faqs.
- ACL
An Access Control List. ACL entry specifies the access granted to an agent to a resource. See also Access Modes.
- Agent
A user. Agent typically refers to a person but could also refer to other users, e.g., applications, bots.
- Access Modes
The types of access that have been granted by an ACL: Read Access, Append Access, Write Access and/or Control Access.
- Append Access
When an ACL grants Append access, the grantee is allowed to add data to the applicable Resource, but it does not grant them access to remove any.
- Control Access
When an ACL grants Control access, the grantee is allowed to see and change who has access to the applicable Resource.
- Container
A special type of Resource that can contain other Resources or Containers, much like folders on your file system.
For example, given a Resource at
https://cleopatra.solid.community/profile/card, bothhttps://cleopatra.solid.community/profile/andhttps://cleopatra.solid.community/are Containers.- Default access
Rules defining Access Modes that apply not to the Container Resource directly, but are inherited by its children, their children if applicable, and so forth.
- Fallback ACL
If a Resource does not have a Resource ACL:, the Fallback ACL is the ACL of the Container closest to that Resource that has its own Resource ACL. Only the Default access rules in the Fallback ACL apply.
- Pod
Storage location for your data. You manage the access to data stored in your Pod.
- Resource
The thing sent to you when you type a URL into a web browser.
- Resource ACL
The ACL that applies to a given Resource. If none exists, the Fallback ACL applies.
- Read Access
When an ACL grants Read access, the grantee is allowed to view the contents of the applicable Resource.
- SolidDataset
- Thing
A data entity, e.g., a person. A
Thingis associated with a a set of data or properties about the Thing, e.g.,name.- WebID
A URL that identifies a user or other Agent. The Resource found at the WebID can provide more information about this Agent, such as the location of their data.
- Write Access
When an ACL grants Write access, the grantee is allowed to change the contents of the applicable Resource. Granting Write access automatically also grants Append Access.