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Would it be possible to put DNS on blockchain, and would it change anything?
I seriously don't understand the blockchain, but it seems, like a perfect solution to this exact problem.
@sloppyhog @LukeAlmighty I keep my grocery list on the blockchain
@LukeAlmighty That already happened, there's ENS, handshake, namecoin, etc.
It's not a perfect or even particularly good solution though. Problem is there are multiple competing goals depending on who you ask. It prevents confiscation of your domain name which is good according to some (me) and bad according to others. Squatting remains a problem and if anything becomes more difficult to deal with because there's no longer a centralized entity to make decisions.
Non-blockchain approaches include IPNS-link and GNU Name System. Both use tor-like addresses but GNS has a built in bookmarking system that lets you share your names for things with other people.
Tor is another example for that matter, but it forces you to use a mixnet whether you want to or not.
It's not a perfect or even particularly good solution though. Problem is there are multiple competing goals depending on who you ask. It prevents confiscation of your domain name which is good according to some (me) and bad according to others. Squatting remains a problem and if anything becomes more difficult to deal with because there's no longer a centralized entity to make decisions.
Non-blockchain approaches include IPNS-link and GNU Name System. Both use tor-like addresses but GNS has a built in bookmarking system that lets you share your names for things with other people.
Tor is another example for that matter, but it forces you to use a mixnet whether you want to or not.
@LukeAlmighty Oh and apparently yggdrasil has some DNS solution of it's own as well but I have no idea how it works.
Anyway IMO blockchain is entirely the wrong solution for this and something that looks vaguely like GNS is the best option. Note that GNS is backwards compatible with ICANN DNS. The current registries could reach run their own GNS zone and let people pay for names exactly the same as they do now. Browsers could then ship them as the default zones and users could make changes as they pleased.
Anyway IMO blockchain is entirely the wrong solution for this and something that looks vaguely like GNS is the best option. Note that GNS is backwards compatible with ICANN DNS. The current registries could reach run their own GNS zone and let people pay for names exactly the same as they do now. Browsers could then ship them as the default zones and users could make changes as they pleased.
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This a nice overview of block chain DNS.
And yes, decentralized DNS with complete history what's changed could fix most of the issues with modern DNS.
https://blog.nameshield.com/blog/2020/04/08/dns-on-blockchain-the-next-evolution-of-domain-names/#