IDX is an identity protocol for open applications. It provides a decentralized index which allows structured data to be associated to a decentralized identifier (DID). Data is defined by definitions and stored in records.

index 检索

The index is a key-value store document that stores a list of definition and record 索引就是包含一系列的Definitions 定义 和 Records 存储的对应关系

Definitions 定义

Definitions are documents that describe records with metadata and a schema. 是通过metadata和schema来描述 records的文件

A definition is a stream which describes a record. It is identified by a definitionID.

Records 存储

Records are documents that store discrete units of identity information for a user. 是存具体用户的身份信息的文件

A record is a stream which contains data specified by a definition. It is identified by a recordID. 包含被definition定义的数据流

Schema--JSON

A schema is a stream which contains a JSON schema. It specifies the data format of a record. It is identified by a schemaURL which is included in a definition.

一个json文件流。规定了record的数据格式，并且是definition里面的一个值。

Does it fit the word block reference idea?

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