Vocabulary
Plain-language glosses for terms used across Foundations §1–§6. For engineer-depth definitions, see the product glossary.
BYOC (bring-your-own-cloud). A deployment model where Kaphera manages the platform on the customer’s own infrastructure rather than on Kaphera-operated cloud.
Control plane. The part of a connector that negotiates contracts, enforces policies, and manages identity. It decides what happens; the data plane moves the bytes.
CRD (Custom Resource Definition). A Kubernetes extension that lets an operator manage a new type of object (like an EDC connector) the same way Kubernetes manages built-in objects.
CX-0018. The Catena-X specification for sovereign data exchange, defining how connectors discover each other, negotiate contracts, and transfer data inside the Catena-X ecosystem.
Data plane. The part of a connector that moves the actual data once the control plane has approved the transfer.
GA (general availability). The first full public release of a product. Kaphera Cloud GA is 1 October 2026.
Hyperscaler. A cloud infrastructure provider operating at global scale (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). “EU sovereign” procurement rules often require that the governance layer does not depend on a non-EU hyperscaler.
ISO 27001. The international standard for information security management systems. A baseline procurement requirement for enterprise and public-sector buyers.
Krypton. Kaphera’s predecessor platform, operating MDS connectors in production since the soft launch earlier in 2026. Kaphera Cloud absorbs Krypton’s workload at GA.
Kubernetes. An open-source container orchestration system that automates deploying and scaling applications. Kaphera’s operators run on Kubernetes.
Multi-tenant. An architecture where one instance of the platform serves multiple customers with isolated data. The shared managed tier is multi-tenant; the dedicated tier is single-tenant.
OEM (original equipment manufacturer). In the automotive supply chain, the vehicle manufacturer at the top of the chain (e.g. BMW, Volkswagen) that sets requirements for its suppliers.
Source-available. Software whose source code is published and can be read, audited, and run internally, but whose licence restricts commercial redistribution. Distinct from open source (which permits redistribution).
Terraform. An infrastructure-as-code tool that lets engineers define cloud resources in configuration files and deploy them reproducibly. Kaphera ships a Terraform provider and reusable modules.
TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange). The automotive industry’s information security assessment standard, managed by the ENX Association. Required by most OEMs for supplier qualification.
Tractus-X. The Eclipse Foundation project that hosts the open-source reference implementation for the Catena-X ecosystem. Kaphera’s Catena-X connector profile is built on Tractus-X components.
Web console. Kaphera Cloud’s browser-based management interface for participants and governance authorities who do not work in a terminal.