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Dataspace Protocol
  • Overview
    • Dataspace Protocol 2024-1
    • Terminology
    • Information Model
  • Common Functionalities
    • Specification
    • Binding: HTTPS
  • Catalog
    • Specification
    • Binding: HTTPS
  • Contract Negotiation
    • Specification
    • Binding: HTTPS
  • Transfer Process
    • Specification
    • Binding: HTTPS
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  1. Overview

Terminology

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This and the following sections define the core concepts, entities, and relationships that underpin a dataspace and its protocol.

Agreement

A concrete associated with a specific that has been signed by both the and consumer . An Agreement is a result of a and is associated with exactly one .

Catalog

A collection of entries representing and their that is advertised by a .

Catalog Protocol

A set of allowable that are used to request a from a .

Catalog Service

A that makes a accessible to .

Connector (Data Service)

A that produces and manages sharing.

Consumer

A that requests access to an offered .

Contract Negotiation

Contract Negotiation Protocol

Credential Issuer

Dataset

Dataspace

Dataspace Authority

Dataspace Registration Service (Dataspace Registry)

Identity Provider

Message

Message Type

Offer

Participant

Participant Agent

Policy

Provider

Transfer Process

Transfer Process Protocol

A set of interactions between a and that establish an . It is an instantiation of the state machine of a .

A set of allowable sequences defined as a state machine.

A Credential Issuer is a trusted technology system that issues verifiable credentials for a and .

Data or a technical service that can be shared by a .

A set of technical services that facilitate interoperable sharing between entities.

An entity that manages a . The form and capabilities of a Dataspace Authority are not covered in these specifications.

A technology system that maintains the state of in a . The form and capabilities of a Dataspace Registration Service are not covered in these specifications.

A trusted technology system that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for a and .

An instantiation of a .

A definition of the structure of a .

A concrete associated with a specific .

A member that provides and/or consumes .

A technology system that performs operations on behalf of a that offers a .

A set of rules, duties, and obligations that define the terms of use for a . Also referred to as "Usage Policy".

A that offers a .

A set of interactions between a and that give access to a under the terms of an . It is an instantiation of the state machine of a .

A set of allowable sequences defined as a state machine.

Policy
Dataset
Provider
Participants
Contract Negotiation
Dataset
Datasets
Offers
Provider
Participant
Message Types
Catalog
Catalog Service
Participant Agent
Catalog
Participants
Participant Agent
Agreements
Dataset
Participant Agent
Dataset
Provider
Consumer
Agreement
Contract Negotiation Protocol
Message Type
Participant
Participant Agents
Participant
Dataset
Dataspace
Participants
Dataspace
Participant
Participant Agents
Message Type
Message
Policy
Dataset
Dataspace
Datasets
Participant
Dataset
Dataset
Participant Agent
Dataset
Provider
Consumer
Dataset
Agreement
Transfer Process Protocol
Message Type