Namecoinblockchain technology for a new

distributed DNS?

Luca BertagnolioE: luca@berta.com

T: @lucaberta

Bitcoin Meetup Geneva - 2014-10-08

Today's DNS

● What is DNS?● How does DNS work today?● ICANN and NTIA● Registrars

IN A NUTSHELL... very much CENTRALIZED!

How to evolve DNS

● Blockchain technology for a trusted and distributed DNS

ENTER NAMECOIN

What is Namecoin?

● A solution to the issue of having centralized control on DNS using blockchain technology

● The .bit TLD has been implemented already● The issue is that we are very early in the game!

– The solution is immature, but...

– Like all things-Bitcoin, there is great interest in the potential

What do we have today?

● A Bitcoin-like Namecoin client

Namecoin block explorer

Public DNS server

Registrar services

...but some smell dead already!

What are we missing?

● Client-side software!● And it's the biggest issue, unfortunately...● Without broad adaptation of the new DNS

format on the client, Namecoin is doomed to fail● Some help might possibly come from the DANE

DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities IETF working group

Some useful links (1/2)

● Namecoin official website:http://namecoin.info/

● Namecoin official forum:https://forum.namecoin.info/

● Namecoin official wiki:https://wiki.namecoin.info/

● Old Namecoin wiki (Dot-BIT):https://dot-bit.org/Main_Page_old

Some useful links (2/2)

● Namecoin blockchain explorer:https://explorer.namecoin.info/

● Dot-Bit website:http://bit.namecoin.info/

● List of existing .bit domains:http://dns.dot-bit.org/domains.php

● Namecoin DNS servers:http://dns.dot-bit.org/

.bit domain registrars

● DomainCoin:https://domaincoin.net

● Dobit.me:https://dotbit.me/

Tom's Namecoin proxy

● http://bit.no.com/

is a Namecoin web proxy. It allows you to view .bit domains (Namecoin domains) without installing any software. It's kind of like "training wheels for Dot-Bit." We're offering this service free as a labor of love because we believe in Namecoin and believe in the open-Internet anti-censorship and better security features of Dot-Bit domains over standard ICANN-controlled domains. (.com, .net, .eu, etc.)

Many thanks to Tom!!

A good CoinDesk article

● http://www.coindesk.com/what-are-namecoins-and-bit-domains/