diff --git a/content/support/glossary.md b/content/support/glossary.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e61d6d9a5b5ab7ac5381b1a4642e36b210753cef --- /dev/null +++ b/content/support/glossary.md @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +--- +title: Glossary +hide: 1 +--- + + +#### blog +Your Briar account has a built-in blog, where you can regularly write and share your thoughts. Your blog is automatically shared with your contacts, and their blogs are shared with you. + +#### bridge +A Tor bridge is a relay (A publicly-listed node in the [Tor network](#tor) that forwards traffic on behalf of clients, and that registers itself with the directory authorities) run by volunteers. Unlike ordinary [relays](#relay), however, they are not listed publicly, so an adversary cannot identify them easily. + +#### channel +A communication channel refers to the methods used to communicate as well as the specific tools used in the communication process. + +#### client +In Briar, a client is a device that sends a request to another device. + +A client in the [Tor network](#tor) is a node, typically running on behalf of one user, that routes application connections over a series of [relays](#relay). + +#### cloud +"The cloud" refers to [servers](#server) that are accessed over the Internet, and the software and databases that run on those servers + +#### decentralized +A network is called decentralized when it doesn’t depend on a single entity, and thus does not pass through a central [server](#server) where all of the resources are stored. + +#### Denial of Service (DoS) attack +A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is an attack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users. + +#### encryption +The process of taking a piece of data and scrambling it into a secret code that can only be read by the intended recipient. + +#### end-to-end encrypted +Transmitted data which is [encrypted](#encryption) from origin to destination is called end-to-end encrypted. + +#### forum +A forum is a group conversation where any member of a forum can invite new members. The forum exists until the last member of the forum leaves. + +#### GTK +GTK is a free and open-source cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Briar GTK is a desktop version of Briar build with GTK. + +#### IP address +An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. +Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol. + +#### mailbox +A piece of software called a that will receive encrypted messages over [Tor](#tor) and store them until the owner collects them. + +#### metadata +A set of data that describes and gives information about other data. + +#### onion service +Onion services (formerly known as “hidden servicesâ€) are services (like websites) that are only accessible through the [Tor network](#tor). + +#### peer-to-peer (P2P) +There are different models for establishing a connection between two programs. +One is called a [client](#client), and the other is a [server](#server). +In general, the client program makes a request and the server responds to this request. +It is an “asymmetrical†architecture which passes through a central server. + +Briar uses a symmetrical model called peer-to-peer (P2P), in which it is the responsibility of both programs to play the roles of both the client and the server. +Giving each program both roles allows an anonymous exchange between them, without personal information passing through a [server](#server). + +#### Panic button +Briar can be integrated with Ripple, a "panic button" app that triggers a "ripple effect" across apps that are set up to respond to panic events. + +#### private group +A private group is a group conversation where only the group creator can invite new members. All other members must be contacts of the creator. The group gets dissolved when the creator leaves. + +#### protocol +A communication protocol is a system of rules that allow two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information. + +#### QR code +A QR (Quick Response) code is a type of matrix barcode. A QR code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by an imaging device such as a camera. + +#### reblog +To post content on one [blog](#blog) that has previously been posted on another + +#### relay +A publicly-listed node in the [Tor network](#tor) that forwards [traffic](#traffic) on behalf of [clients](#client). + +#### reveal contacts +Revealing contacts is a way to make your connection to the group faster and more reliable because members can communicate with revealed contacts even when the creator of the group is offline. + +#### RSS feed +An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is an online file that contains details about every piece of content a site has published. + +#### server +A device on a network that offers a service, such as file and web page storage, email or chat. + +#### Sharing status +Any member of a forum can share it with their contacts. The sharing status is the relationship of members to each other. To see which contacts you have shared the forum with, select **Sharing Status** from any forum menu. + +In group conversations, the hashtags (###) next to a contact's name represents their relationship to you. +Three green hashes indicate a contact whom you added in person. +Two orange hashes indicate a contact who was introduced to you, so you haven't directly verified their identity. +One red hash indicates someone who is not a contact. + +#### sync +Synchronization is the idea of keeping messages on different devices in coherence with one another. + +#### Tor +Tor is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication by directing Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network consisting of more than seven thousand [relays](#relay) in order to conceal a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. + +#### traffic +Traffic is the data sent and received by [clients](#client) and [servers](#server). + + diff --git a/themes/briar/layouts/partials/footer.html b/themes/briar/layouts/partials/footer.html index 828c855005f356afebef8872b465d64249ebeda3..7f41ed7ca6be5c82070470d0d87a2ca020434ab8 100644 --- a/themes/briar/layouts/partials/footer.html +++ b/themes/briar/layouts/partials/footer.html @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ <li><a href="/press">Press</a></li> <li><a href="/news">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/hiring">Jobs</a></li> + <li><a href="/support/glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li>Site design by Reflective Spaces</li> </ul> </div> <!-- footer -->