blob: 2a1768e401286dcb1a243bab25d357abf1507531 (
plain)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
|
Introduction
============
Soledad consists of a client library and server daemon that allows applications
to securely share a common state among devices. The local application is
presented with a simple, document-centric searchable database API. Any data
saved to the database by the application is client-encrypted, backed up in the
cloud, and synchronized among a user’s devices. Soledad is cross-platform, open
source, scalable, and features a highly efficient synchronization algorithm.
Key aspects of Soledad include:
* **Client and server:** Soledad includes a :ref:`server daemon
<soledad-server>` and a :ref:`client application library <soledad-client>`.
* **Client-side encrypted sync:** Soledad puts very little trust in the server
by :ref:`encrypting all data <client-encryption>` before it is
:ref:`synchronized <document-sync>` to the server and by limiting ways in
which the server can modify the user’s data.
* **Encrypted local storage:** All data cached locally is :ref:`stored in an
encrypted database <client-databases>`.
* **Document database:** An application using the Soledad client library is
presented with a :ref:`document-centric database API <soledad-client-api>`
for storage and sync. Documents may be indexed, searched, and versioned.
* **Encrypted attachments:** storage and synchronization of :ref:`blobs` is
supported.
Soledad is an acronym of “Synchronization of Locally Encrypted Documents Among
Devices” and means “solitude” in Spanish.
See also:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
intro/data-availability
intro/goals
intro/related
|
