Glossary and Trust Terms

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Glossary and Trust Terms

Use this page as the vocabulary source for operational and incident docs.

Core Identifiers

doc_id: document-set identifier used to keep related artifacts together.
doc_hash: content hash used for integrity and consistency checks.

Artifact Types

qr_document.pdf: primary QR scan source.
recovery_document.pdf: fallback text + metadata source.
shard-*-N-of-K.pdf: passphrase shard artifacts.
signing-key-shard-*-N-of-K.pdf: signing-key shard artifacts.

Recovery Inputs

--scan: parse QR content from images/PDF/directories.
--fallback-file: parse labeled fallback text blocks.
--payloads-file: parse QR payload text lines.
--shard-* inputs: shard recovery material.
--auth-* inputs: authentication material when required.

Trust Terms

Integrity: data was not corrupted or altered.
Consistency: inputs belong to one coherent backup set.
Identity: source/signer matches trusted expectations.

Verification Terms

Verified: internal cryptographic and structural checks passed.
Authenticated mode: normal verification path with auth checks enabled.
Rescue mode: explicit bypass (--rescue-mode) when auth checks cannot be satisfied.

Backup Mode Terms

Non-sharded: one passphrase path, lowest coordination cost.
Passphrase-sharded: quorum required for passphrase recovery.
Dual-sharded: quorum for passphrase and signing-key material.
Sealed: confidentiality-focused mode with specific behavior constraints.

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