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# Main aspects of the iSHARE Trust Framework

The iSHARE Trust Framework is a combination of Functional, Technical, Operational and Legal agreements to which participating parties adhere. This chapter provides a bird's bird's-eye view of the main aspects of iSHARE specifications and an introduction to more in-depth details of the Trust Framework.

This section describes the Trust Framework's:

* [Key functionality](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality.md)
  * [Support Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interaction](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/support-machine-to-machine-m2m-interaction.md)
  * [Support Human to Machine (H2M) interaction](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/support-human-to-machine-h2m-interaction.md)
  * [Facilitate portable identity(s) for parties and humans](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/facilitate-portable-identity-s-for-parties-and-humans.md)
  * [Facilitate flexible authorisations, applicable in any context](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/facilitate-flexible-authorizations-applicable-in-any-context.md)
  * [Enable data exchange based on delegations - even between unknown parties](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/enable-data-exchange-based-on-delegations-even-between-unknown-parties.md)
  * [Enable control over own data through management of consent](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/enable-control-over-own-data-through-management-of-consent.md)
  * [Provide a Trust Framework](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/provide-a-trust-framework.md)
  * [Support Verifiable Credentials](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/key-functionality/support-verifiable-credentials.md)
* [Technical overview](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/technical-overview.md)
* [Framework and roles](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/framework-and-roles.md)
* [Legal provisions](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/legal-provisions.md)
* [Operational provisions](/main-aspects-of-the-ishare-trust-framework/operational-provisions.md)


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