troquerre

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by troquerre 6y ago
The root of trust for DNSSEC is a key that's stored and controlled by people, and needs to go through routine key signing ceremonies. This is fallible and even recently there have been issues with the key signing ceremony https:/
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by troquerre 6y ago
Handshake took inspiration from predecessors like Namecoin but it’s very different. First is scope: Namecoin puts domain names on its blockchain under the .bit TLD whereas Handshake targets TLDs. It does so because Handshake aims to improve
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by troquerre 6y ago
There will always be a need for a shared global namespace, and DNS needs to improve its security and privacy as the world continues to rely on it. I don’t think DoH is the answer since it just shifts trust from ISPs to CDNs[1]. On the secur
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by troquerre 6y ago
Handshake.org is a another project that’s giving users control of their identity — specifically web identity. It’s an experimental new DNS protocol that uses private keys to determine ownership of domains. This lets users truly own their do
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by troquerre 6y ago
Right now most of the sites are personal projects and toy sites. You can check out some of them here https://github.com/NamebaseHQ/Awesome-Handshake . For my personal use, I set up tieshun.txt to point to my personal to
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by troquerre 6y ago
One cool thing about NextDNS is that they also support the Handshake DNS protocol. It’s an alternative root DNS that supports new TLDs while maintaining compatibility with existing ICANN TLDs https://handshake.org
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by troquerre 6y ago
I meant how do they track the data? If they're just doing it manually that makes sense though it seems inefficient...
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by troquerre 6y ago
How did GitLab track and create this diagram? Is there a service that does it automatically?
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by troquerre 6y ago
I think Keybase pivoted to add more features besides the web of trust functionality. That said I think there's definitely potential in using Handshake as an identity solution. ie If I own my username on Handshake I can point github.use
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by troquerre 6y ago
Great post from Calvin. Every founder, even if they're the CTO, should learn at least the basics of selling. Having the whole team aligned on what moves the needle makes a huge difference. It's not enough to offload thinking about
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by troquerre 6y ago
Agree with the premise of the article. That's why I'm excited about Handshake ( https://handshake.org ), it's an experimental new protocol that's trying to shift the root of trust of DNS from CAs to a distribut
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by troquerre 6y ago
Funny you mention HTTPS certificates because there's a blockchain-based protocol that's trying to create a decentralized certificate authority. It basically aims to shift the root of trust from CAs to the blockchain https:/&
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by troquerre 6y ago
Hi I'm the CEO of Namebase. You're right that's the best way to bid anonymously on Namebase right now. We're also going to add the ability to bid anonymously directly on Namebase. The account verification is only require
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by troquerre 6y ago
Have you checked out Handshake? It's a new experimental protocol that's trying to decentralize DNS https://handshake.org
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by troquerre 6y ago
We use NextDNS to access Handshake domain names and it's been working great. The privacy features are great too, although email links sometimes don't work because of them (more of a feature than a bug imo).
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Beware Trivial Inconveniences(lesswrong.com)
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by troquerre 7y ago
Uncanny, I was looking for something exactly like this yesterday to upload screenshots automatically to Google Drive. Ended up using Dropbox's screenshot save feature but I'll switch to rclone instead.
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by troquerre 7y ago
Handshake can improve how security on the Internet works. There are also geopolitical reasons for why it's important: https://www.namebase.io/blog/meet-handshake-decentralizing-d... https://www.namebase
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by troquerre 7y ago
Took a minute to set up nextdns on my phone but surprisingly the site resolved like normal on iOS Safari after setup. There are more Handshake sites here too https://github.com/namebasehq/awesome-handshake
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by troquerre 7y ago
I’ve been wishing for a ScreenHero replacement for years. It seems odd to me that no one came out with a replacement earlier, but I’m super excited to try this out now!
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by troquerre 7y ago
Can anyone who's used both Netlify and Zeit comment on how the two compare? I personally use Zeit and I really like their interface. The work they've been doing with nextjs has also been very interesting.
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by troquerre 7y ago
There are some new attempts at creating DNS roots that aren’t managed by centralized organizations. Handshake.org is aiming to create a distributed root of trust for the DNS root and it’s been getting traction in certain circles.
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by troquerre 7y ago
Security is not binary, it's a spectrum based on cost. It's the same for censorship-resistance. If Handshake increases the cost of internet censorship for every country in the world, then it will have succeeded even if it's s
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by troquerre 7y ago
Agreed. Consumers don't care about about implementation details, they just want better experiences. I think this is what most decentralized services miss the mark on. There's an interesting new protocol called Handshake ( https:&#
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by troquerre 7y ago
Cloudflare and Google's dns resolvers got a lot of adoption bc they provided a way for normal people to get around censorship, but they're inherently censorable bc they're run by centralized companies. There are new initiativ
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by troquerre 7y ago
I think China has demonstrated that countries are willing to do that.
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by troquerre 7y ago
Which country are you in/which countries do you see this happening in if you don’t mind me asking?
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by troquerre 7y ago
Hey Vinnl, would it be alright if I dm you? I think there’s a way to create your service using Handshake.org such that it can’t be shutdown. For context, Handshake is a new project aiming to create a distributed certificate authority and na
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by troquerre 7y ago
On the domain name analogy, there are now decentralized DNS initiatives like handshake.org that are trying to make domain names truly distributed, which may make for a better analogy for solid. I agree that DNS in its current implementation
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by troquerre 7y ago
I completely agree. If I were them I'd do whatever is necessary to get the acquisition out of the spotlight and then claw back every promise over the next few years. I have very little doubt that this won't happen, unfortunately f

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