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One more reason why DNS must as quickly as possible be migrated to a decentralized blockchain. I'd say DNS is the poster-child example of why - in spite of all

One more reason why DNS must as quickly as possible be migrated to a decentralized blockchain. I'd say DNS is the poster-child example of why - in spite of all the naysayers - blockchain is a desperately needed technology.

number6 7y ago
First I was like: what a stupid idea, silly blockchain guys. But than I thought: a decentral ledger is not much different from the original DNS idea.
bumbacloth 7y ago
They had namecoin for ages now.. but you need a browser extension to visit .bit domains in the browser
CharlesW 7y ago
It amazes me that anyone with any awareness of how much Bitcoin has been lost or stolen (to name just one issue) can demonstrate this kind of magical thinking.
- ben509 7y ago
  It's all been lost by third parties, though. Any idiot can make a pretty webpage advertising BitCoinBank and all the best thieves in the world can try to break in.
  - CharlesW 7y ago
    > It's all been lost by third parties, though. Sadly, no. In addition to the hive of scum and villainy that are Bitcoin exchanges and other ecosystem players, there are a thousand stories of first-party losses. https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/ https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/
    - ben509 7y ago
      I didn't consider user error because if we apply that objectively we'd have to say that standard fiat currencies don't work because people routinely lose cash to loss, theft, fire, flood, etc. My point with bitcoin is that bitcoin itself works as advertised. But like gold, directly working with bitcoin requires a good deal of specialist knowledge. That's why, as with any medium of exchange, you need an infrastructure to manage funds and enable transactions, and the crypto-monkeys are trying to replicate systems that developed over centuries.
zelly 7y ago
DNS is already a decentralized database, much more efficient than a blockchain. A blockchain only works for time series data.
- ananonymoususer 7y ago
  I think the original (down-voted) poster meant that DNS should be decentralized to something more than 13 servers, from which any government can decide to seize a domain. A decentralized DNS system would improve free speech, and it would help with due process when it comes to the involvement of law enforcement.
  - zamadatix 7y ago
    There are 13 well known logical servers (~1000 physical) but they all synchronize the root zone from ICANN just as anybody can https://www.internic.net/zones/root.zone https://www.internic.net/zones/root.zone If it's authentication of authoritative response data you're looking for then that's what https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Ex... is for.
  - ca98am79 7y ago
    you are exactly right and this is the reason that DNS will eventually move to the blockchain. As with money and bitcoin, the internet isn't truly free until this happens

number6 7y ago

First I was like: what a stupid idea, silly blockchain guys. But than I thought: a decentral ledger is not much different from the original DNS idea.

bumbacloth 7y ago

They had namecoin for ages now.. but you need a browser extension to visit .bit domains in the browser

CharlesW 7y ago

It amazes me that anyone with any awareness of how much Bitcoin has been lost or stolen (to name just one issue) can demonstrate this kind of magical thinking.

ben509 7y ago
It's all been lost by third parties, though. Any idiot can make a pretty webpage advertising BitCoinBank and all the best thieves in the world can try to break in.
- CharlesW 7y ago
  > It's all been lost by third parties, though. Sadly, no. In addition to the hive of scum and villainy that are Bitcoin exchanges and other ecosystem players, there are a thousand stories of first-party losses. https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/ https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/
  - ben509 7y ago
    I didn't consider user error because if we apply that objectively we'd have to say that standard fiat currencies don't work because people routinely lose cash to loss, theft, fire, flood, etc. My point with bitcoin is that bitcoin itself works as advertised. But like gold, directly working with bitcoin requires a good deal of specialist knowledge. That's why, as with any medium of exchange, you need an infrastructure to manage funds and enable transactions, and the crypto-monkeys are trying to replicate systems that developed over centuries.

zelly 7y ago

DNS is already a decentralized database, much more efficient than a blockchain. A blockchain only works for time series data.

ananonymoususer 7y ago
I think the original (down-voted) poster meant that DNS should be decentralized to something more than 13 servers, from which any government can decide to seize a domain. A decentralized DNS system would improve free speech, and it would help with due process when it comes to the involvement of law enforcement.
- zamadatix 7y ago
  There are 13 well known logical servers (~1000 physical) but they all synchronize the root zone from ICANN just as anybody can https://www.internic.net/zones/root.zone https://www.internic.net/zones/root.zone If it's authentication of authoritative response data you're looking for then that's what https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Ex... is for.
- ca98am79 7y ago
  you are exactly right and this is the reason that DNS will eventually move to the blockchain. As with money and bitcoin, the internet isn't truly free until this happens