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==Technology==
Cleversafe's current software release uses Cauchy [[Reed-Solomon]] as its [[Information Dispersal Algorithm]] (IDA) for encoding data into slices. Data may also be optionally processed by any number of provided [[codecs]] which can perform operations such as [[encryption]], [[Data compression|compression]], or adding [[Message authentication code|message authentication]]. Once the data is fully processed, the slices are distributed via a Cleversafe designed [[Protocol (computing)|protocol]] to multiple storage locations; this TCP/IP based protocol may optionally be secured using [[Transport Layer Security|TLS]].
Each storage ___location (site) typically will house a number of individual storage appliances known as ''Slicestors''. The collection of appliances involved in processing, storing, or managing data is referred to as a ''dispersed storage network'' or [[dsNet]] in the Cleversafe nomenclature. Data stored in the dsNet is logically isolated into discrete containers called ''Vaults''. Each Vault may have its own separate access controls, quota and data transformation and storage strategy. This technology is an alternative to traditional [[RAID]] and [[Replication (computer science)|replication]] based storage systems.
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