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> Unless they meant DNS on blockchain which actually does make some sense Would it? Would we need to wait 10 minutes and then rush to quickly claim a domain
by SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
> Unless they meant DNS on blockchain which actually does make some sense
Would it? Would we need to wait 10 minutes and then rush to quickly claim a domain name? Do we need immutability in DNS names?
- gjsman-1000 5y agoIf we are going against internet censorship in China, a blockchain-based DNS might be more resistant than the current system. In my ideal world we'd copy the current DNS into a blockchain, not start a new one, and have it run alongside the current system so those who need it could benefit.
- jsnell 5y agoHow would you synchronize the data from the system of record to the blockchain? There is no centralized authority with a feed of all DNS changes. You're not going to get all the existing DNS maintainers to upload their changes. Even if you did, how would you establish the provenance of those uploads? And just what good is the blockchain doing in this design? It's not the system of record, so the "chain" part is completely useless at establishing any kind of provenance. The only thing that has any value would be the current state, the history of changes is useless baggage.
- gjsman-1000 5y agoThere are a few projects attempting DNS on blockchain. However, I kept saying "could" because I haven't researched them and don't know how effective they are.