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Storage provisioning

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category: question doc: Protocol topic: resource access topic: resource life cycle
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Description

Currently the Protocol does not describe the interface for storage provisioning.

Should there be an interface to provision storages?

What information is needed to create, update, delete or recover a storage? For example, owners, memory quota, availability, performance requirements, preservation strategy, and possibly initial data rights and processors..

What are the security considerations?

Who can provision a storage?


Currently servers provide one or more storages in an implementation defined way. Ditto tracking the owners of a storage.

The current definition of "owner" in the Protocol confines owner to a storage. The owners of a storage can't create other storages or delete their own storage, or have additional means to control or configure a storage.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Protocol's current storage and owner definitions, including how servers expose storages and track owners. Clarify the requirements for creating, updating, deleting, and recovering storage, along with security and authorization questions. Done means the project has agreed on whether provisioning belongs in the Protocol and has documented the resulting interface and responsibilities.

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Assessment

Domain
api, backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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