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1 | | - - <dfn>Storage Provider</dfn> - A Service Provider that ofers a cloud-based data storage service conformant with the LWS protocol. |
2 | | - - <dfn>Identity Provider</dfn> - The party that manages the subscriber’s primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials ; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/identity_provider) |
| 1 | + - <dfn>Application</dfn> — TBD |
| 2 | + - <dfn>Authentication</dfn> — Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in a system; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/authentication). |
| 3 | + - <dfn>Authorization</dfn> — The process of verifying that a requested action or service is approved for a specific entity; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/authorization). |
| 4 | + - <dfn>Controlled Identifier</dfn> — A type of Identifier that can be proven to be under the control of an Entity; see [W3C CID definition](https://www.w3.org/TR/cid-1.0/#dfn-controlled-identifier). |
| 5 | + - <dfn>Controlled Identifier Document</dfn> — A document that contains cryptographic material and lists service endpoints that can be used for verifying proofs from, and interacting with, the controller of an identifier; see [W3C CID definition](https://www.w3.org/TR/cid-1.0/#dfn-controlled-identifier-document). |
| 6 | + - <dfn>Entity</dfn> — An individual (person), organization, device, or process. Used interchangeably with “party”; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/entity). |
| 7 | + - <dfn>Identifier</dfn> — The bit string denoting the identifier associated with an Entity; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/identifier). |
| 8 | + - <dfn>Identity Provider</dfn> — a Service Provider that operates an Identity Service; |
| 9 | + - <dfn>Identity Service</dfn> — a Service that manages the subscriber’s primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/identity_provider). |
| 10 | + - <dfn>Non-human Entity</dfn> — An entity with a digital identity that acts in cyberspace, but is not a human actor. This can include organizations, hardware devices, software applications, and information artifacts; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/non-human_entity) |
| 11 | + - <dfn>Notification Service</dfn> — TBD |
| 12 | + - <dfn>Profile Document</dfn> — see "Controlled Identifier Document". |
| 13 | + - <dfn>Profile Document Address</dfn> — The URL of a Profile Document. URLs are defined as the "physical addresses of objects which are retrievable using protocols already deployed on the net"; see [W3C Addressing definition](https://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/url-spec.html). |
| 14 | + - <dfn>Relying Party</dfn> — a non-physical entity that trusts an Identity Provider for Authentication; see also [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/relying_party). |
| 15 | + - <dfn>Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)</dfn> — A digital identity that an Entity directly controls, without relying on a third party. |
| 16 | + - <dfn>Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) Owner</dfn> — An entity that fully manages its own Identity credentials without relying on external Service(s). |
| 17 | + - <dfn>Service</dfn> — An abstract resource that represents a capability of performing tasks that form a coherent functionality; see [W3C Glossary](https://www.w3.org/TR/ws-gloss/#service) |
| 18 | + - <dfn>Service Provider</dfn> — an Entity providing a Service; see [W3C Glossary](https://www.w3.org/TR/ws-gloss/#providerentity) |
| 19 | + - <dfn>Storage</dfn> — description |
| 20 | + - <dfn>Storage Service</dfn> — TBD |
| 21 | + - <dfn>Storage Provider</dfn> — TBD |
| 22 | + - <dfn>User</dfn> — A human entity; see [NIST definition](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/user). |
| 23 | + - <dfn>User Agent</dfn> — Software acting on behalf of a User to interact with Services, such as a browser or identity client. |
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