Architecture Principles

This chapter provides architectural insights on the main technical concepts of dataspaces. It highlights the specifications Dataspace Protocol (DSP) and Decentralized Claims Protocol (DCP), their messages, state machines, sequences, and bindings.

Please note the content on this page does not reflect the current developments yet, instead a preview of the upcoming release and an outline of what to expect is provided.

IDSA Rulebook provides a functional view of these capabilities in data spaces.

Cataloging

Insights on advertising data assets. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook page Data Discovery Services

Contract Negotiation

Insights on contract negotiation and agreements. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook page Data Sharing

Data Transfer

Insights on the actual data transfer within a dataspace. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook pages Data Sharing and Planes

Control Plane

The responsibilities of the control plane via data transfer

Data Plane

The responsibilities of the data plane via data transfer

Policy Enforcement

The policy enforcement capabilities and shared responsibilities of dataspace and data management services. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook page Policies

Observability

Observability concepts interpreted from an architectural point of view. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook page Observability and IDSA position paper Observability in Data Spaces

Credentials and Claims

Credentials and Claims in data spaces interpreted from an architectural point of view. Please also refer to the IDSA Rulebook pages on Trust, Dataspace Trust Frameworks, Attributes and claims, Identity, and working draft paper on Identitifiers in Data Spaces