A thread on Handshake from 6 months ago:
Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
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Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
HN accepts anything that looks like a URL as URL. It's almost certainly unaware it is a Handshake name or what Handshake is as are most readers. https://handshake.org/ would have been better to link unless you're really trying to show off a reverse proxy which just happens to be hosted on Handshake instead of Handshake itself.
I wasn't actually sure that the URL would work when posting. I was hoping to show the reverse proxy ( https://dns.live/redirect ), that DNS is live on handshake, and that DNS Live is available via handshake but also wanted to be clear as to what Handshake is since there could be confusion. (Copied from the link in my previous comment): Handshake is a naming system built in a decentralized way utilizing blockchain. It…
Your [18] is a 404.
Would like to hear more on your allegation regarding DANE.
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#13for anybody confused like I was (takes 1min to setup) check out http://www.nextdns.io (like Pi-hole) gives you control over things like ads, blacklists, etc set your DNS Servers to whatever it says, mine are 45.90.28.42 45.90.30.42 and go to that website https://my.nextdns.io click settings and enable handshake then you're good to go and can access TLDs from the chain check out http://ix took me 2 minutes to figure i…
What kind of use do you see for this? Is this just general "I want to play with blockchains", or do you have a specific use case in mind?
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wasn't actually sure that the URL would work when posting. I was hoping to show the reverse proxy ( https://dns.live/redirect ), that DNS is live on handshake, and that DNS Live is available via handshake but also wanted to be clear as to what Handshake is since there could be confusion. (Copied from the link in my previous comment): Handshake is a naming system built in a decentralized way utilizing blockchain. It…
Your [18] is a 404. Would like to hear more on your allegation regarding DANE.
Sorry about that. It cut on the cut/paste. Here is the full link:
https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2016/10/27/14-dns-nerds-dont-con...
Edit: If any other links fail here is the original https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22684048
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#15Fun project thanks for sharing.
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#16Reminds me op xttp.com back in the days. Where you "just" had to add one line to regedit to allow xttp://mydomain. Good times!
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#17Fun project thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! It really is an exciting project!
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#18for anybody confused like I was (takes 1min to setup) check out http://www.nextdns.io (like Pi-hole) gives you control over things like ads, blacklists, etc set your DNS Servers to whatever it says, mine are 45.90.28.42 45.90.30.42 and go to that website https://my.nextdns.io click settings and enable handshake then you're good to go and can access TLDs from the chain check out http://ix took me 2 minutes to figure i…
What kind of use do you see for this? Is this just general "I want to play with blockchains", or do you have a specific use case in mind?
one major use is that it opens up the TLD space which is currently bottlenecked by ICANN
Another use is the ability to actually own your own domain name (instead of rent it).
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
What kind of use do you see for this? Is this just general "I want to play with blockchains", or do you have a specific use case in mind?
one major use is that it opens up the TLD space which is currently bottlenecked by ICANN Another use is the ability to actually own your own domain name (instead of rent it).
Yes, I have heard the solutions it provides. But what are corresponding problems do those things solve? I can come up with some examples:
“I really hate suffixes, so I want my address to be myproject and not myproject.io”
“I have a business idea which requires me to be a TLD, but I don’t have a ton of money to pay for it”
“I don’t think ICANN dispute resolution process will work in my favor, so I would like to get a domain name not subject to it”
“I think the blockchains are the future, and I really want people to use them”
...but I think they either have a better solution, or not worth trying to deploy yet another domain name system.
Re: Show HN: DNS Live on Handshake
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your [18] is a 404. Would like to hear more on your allegation regarding DANE.
Sorry about that. It cut on the cut/paste. Here is the full link: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2016/10/27/14-dns-nerds-dont-con... Edit: If any other links fail here is the original https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22684048
That article is incredibly misleading in what it leaves out: by using same logic, our existing CA system is equally a “backdoor”.
We have certificate transparency to help address that, and were DANE to be in actual use similar systems would quickly appear, for example using the RIPE Atlas.
DANE is not a backdoor. To exercise it as one would require replacing operator-controlled keys with government (or other) keys. This would be no less visible than doing the same with an existing certificate authority.