From 5716b49077406c4235ee02958e9089a99f3f9afe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trent McConaghy <5305452+trentmc@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:42:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update ddo-metadata.md tweak --- content/concepts/ddo-metadata.md | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/concepts/ddo-metadata.md b/content/concepts/ddo-metadata.md index 203429e9..94dfb94f 100644 --- a/content/concepts/ddo-metadata.md +++ b/content/concepts/ddo-metadata.md @@ -19,18 +19,16 @@ This page specifies metadata attributes that _must_ be included, and that _may_ The publisher publishes an asset DDO (including metadata) onto the chain. -Asset DDO metadata is stored in plaintext by default. File URLs are stored encrypted on the chain. All metadata may be encrypted, though at a severe cost to discoverability. - The publisher may be the asset owner, or a marketplace acting on behalf of the owner. Most metadata fields may be modified after creation. The blockchain records the provenance of changes. DDOs (including metadata) are found in two places: -- _Remote_ - main storage, on-chain. Some fields are encrypted. -- _Local_ - local cache. Example: Aquarius. All fields are in plaintext. +- _Remote_ - main storage, on-chain. File URLs are always encrypted. One may actually encrypt all metadata, at a severe cost to discoverability. +- _Local_ - local cache. All fields are in plaintext. -Aquarius can be used to help read and write data to the chain. Its local cache has decrypted information that was encrypted on-chain. +Ocean Aquarius helps manage metadata. It can be used to write DDOs to the chain, read from the chain, and has a local cache of the DDO in plaintext with fast search. ## Fields for Metadata