Formal's Terminology
Glossary of Formal
Name | Description |
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Sidecar | Formal’s single-technology reverse proxy. |
Connector | Formal’s unified reverse proxy. (beta) |
Resource | The underlying source of data connected to Connectors / Sidecars (e.g. databases or APIs). |
Satellite | Application that can be deployed along Connectors / Sidecars to enable advanced features. |
Space | A collection of Connectors, Satellites and Resources that can access each other. |
Native User | The native user used to connect to a Resource. |
Policy | Rule set (written in the Rego language) that Connectors / Sidecars apply for each request. |
Policy Data Loader | Code that extends the Policy engine with your own custom data. |
Tags | Informal controlled labels that help in search and discovery attached to columns. |
Data Label | PII entity detected by the Satellite attached to a column. |
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