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title: Concepts
description: Theoretical foundations, architecture, and security models.
weight: 10
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Theoretical foundations, architecture, and security models for the Root infrastructure framework.

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{{< card link="principles" title="Infrastructure principles" icon="book-open" subtitle="Predictability, minimal dependencies, and decentralization." >}}
{{< card link="architecture" title="Infrastructure architecture" icon="share" subtitle="Decentralized orchestration and deployment models." >}}
{{< card link="security-model" title="Security & privilege isolation" icon="shield-check" subtitle="Privilege isolation and network hardening." >}}
{{< card link="tiered-storage" title="Tiered storage model" icon="database" subtitle="Standardized storage classification for service data." >}}
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