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Within Blockstack, then, the Stacks blockchain stores only identity data. Data created by the actions of an identity is stored in a Gaia Storage System. Each user has profile data. When a user interacts with a decentralized dApp that application stores application data on behalf of the user. Because Gaia stores user and application data off the blockchain, a Blockstack DApp is typically more performant than DApps created on other blockchains.
## User control or how is Gaia decentralized?
A Gaia hub runs as a service which writes to data storage. The storage itself is a simple key-value store. The hub service
| Secret Recovery Key | **PROTECT** | Used to access an identity on the Blockstack blockchain. A 24-word sequence of words for example: <br/>`applied binge crisp pictorial fiery dancing agreeable frogs light finish ping apple`<br/> The early Blockstack recovery keys were 12-word sequences. |
| Identity <br/> Blockstack Identity <br/> Blockstack ID | _SHAREABLE_ | A way to identify a person or an organization on the Blockstack network. An identity is unique, both `meepers.id.blockstack` or `chad.id` are examples of IDs. |
| Magic Recovery Code | **PROTECT** | A long encrypted string, for example:<br/>`36mWivFdy0YPH2z31EflpQz/Y0UMrOrJ++UjOA...` <br/> Do not share the QR code that accompanied your recovery code either. This is a QR code: <imgsrc="/images/qr-code.png"alt="An example of a QR code."/>|
| Magic Recovery Code | **PROTECT** | A long encrypted string, for example:<br/>`36mWivFdy0YPH2z31EflpQz/Y0UMrOrJ++UjOA...` <br/> Do not share the QR code that accompanied your recovery code either. This is a QR code: <imgsrc="/images/qr-code.png"alt="An example of a QR code."/> |
| Blockstack Owner Address | _SHAREABLE_ | Looks like a bitcoin address but starts with `ID`, for example: `ID-1J3PUxY5uDShUnHRrMyU6yKtoHEUPhKULs...` |
| Bitcoin address <br/> BTC Address | _SHAREABLE_ | A string of letters and numbers: `3E53XjqK4Cxt71BGeP2VhpcotM8LZ853C8...` Sharing this address allows anyone to send Bitcoin to the address. |
| Stacks address / STX address | _SHAREABLE_ | A string of letters and numbers: `3E53XjqK4Cxt71BGeP2VhpcotM8LZ853C8...` Sharing this address allows anyone to send Stacks (STX) to the address. |
| Public Key | _SHAREABLE_ | Public and private key pair comprise of two uniquely related cryptographic keys. It looks like a long random string of letters and numbers: <br/>`3048 0241 00C9 18FA CF8D EB2D EFD5 FD37 89B9 E069 EA97 FC20 …`<br/> The exact format of the public and private key depend on the software you use to create them. |
| Private Key | **PROTECT** | Private keys matches a corresponding public key. A public key also looks like a string of letters and numbers: <br/><imgsrc="/images/private.png"alt="Example of a Private Key"/>|
| Private Key | **PROTECT** | Private keys matches a corresponding public key. A public key also looks like a string of letters and numbers: <br/><imgsrc="/images/private.png"alt="Example of a Private Key"/> |
| Seed Phrase | **PROTECT** | Used to access Stacks Wallet software. The seed phrase consists of 24 words in a sequence. Both the _word and its position_ in the sequence are important. <br/> Write down your seed phrase and store it in a secure location such as a safe deposit box. When you write the seed phrase down, include its position, for example: `1-frog, 2-horse, 3-building` and so on until you reach a final position: `24-ocean`. |
| Wallet Address | _SHAREABLE_ | If you created a software-only wallet with the Stacks Wallet software, the wallet has a single STX address which is also sometimes called a Stacks (STX) address. You access a software wallet with a seed phrase. |
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