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KNOWLEDGE BASE

# Less jargon. More understanding.

The terms behind the technology, explained in plain English so you can choose with confidence.

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[Glossary ## Bitcoin A peer-to-peer payment network and its native asset, BTC. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-bitcoin/)[Glossary ## Monero A cryptocurrency with transaction privacy features. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-monero/)[Glossary ## KYC Identity verification under a service’s requirements. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-kyc/)[Glossary ## No-KYC A claim about an identity-verification process. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-no-kyc/)[Glossary ## VPS A virtual private server. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-vps/)[Glossary ## NVMe A storage interface designed for modern non-volatile devices. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-nvme/)[Glossary ## IPv4 The widely deployed 32-bit internet address family. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-ipv4/)[Glossary ## IPv6 The internet address family with a much larger address space. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-ipv6/)[Glossary ## SSH An encrypted protocol for remote administration. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-ssh/)[Glossary ## TLS Transport encryption between communicating endpoints. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-tls/)[Glossary ## OpenPGP A standard for encrypted messages and digital signatures. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-pgp/)[Glossary ## End-to-end encryption Encryption intended to keep message content readable only at the communicating ends. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-e2e-encryption/)[Glossary ## DDoS mitigation Controls that reduce the impact of distributed denial-of-service traffic. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-ddos-mitigation/)[Glossary ## VPN An encrypted connection that joins networks or routes traffic through another endpoint. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-vpn/)[Glossary ## WireGuard A VPN protocol and implementation built around public-key peer identities. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-wireguard/)[Glossary ## Tor A network and software ecosystem for routed privacy and onion services. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-tor/)[Glossary ## Lightning Network A Bitcoin payment network built around channels. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-lightning-network/)[Glossary ## Warrant canary A dated statement intended to communicate a narrowly defined legal condition. Read document](https://koalavps.com/glossary-warrant-canary/)