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[Cryptography] DNSNMC deprecates Certificate Authorities and fixes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg)
Sat Dec 14 00:18:09 2013
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From: Greg <greg@kinostudios.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:10:02 -0500
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Hi list,
Moving this into its own thread:
DNSNMC fixes the authentication problems previously described, and it =
addresses all of the problems that with the previously mentioned =
proposals. It does this first by combining DNS with Namecoin (NMC), and =
then by encouraging a =93trust only those you know=94 policy.5
=93Namecoin is an open source decentralized key/value registration and =
transfer system based on Bitcoin technology=94.[16] Namecoin =93squares =
Zooko=92s Triangle=94, meaning, it makes it possible to have domain =
names (and other types of identifiers) that are:
Authenticated: users can be certain that they are not speaking to an =
impostor
Decentralized: there is no central authority controlling all the names
Human-readable: names look just like today=92s domain names
However, by itself, Namecoin does not provide the means by which =
ordinary users can take advantage of the features it provides. Using =
Namecoin is far too cumbersome for the vast majority of internet users, =
even those with years of computer expertise. For one, it cannot be used =
on mobile devices (like iPhones) in its current state because of its =
network requirements.
DNSNMC provides the missing =93glue=94 to the Namecoin blockchain that =
makes it immediately accessible to clients of all types with zero =
configuration. A network administrator need only enter the IP address of =
a DNSNMC-compliant DNS server to instantly make the information within =
the blockchain accessible to all of the users that she (or he) provides =
internet access to.=20
Paper: http://okturtles.com/other/dnsnmc_okturtles_overview.pdf
Cheers,
Greg Slepak
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after-white-space;"><div>Hi list,</div><div><br></div><div>Moving this =
into its own thread:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class=3D"page" =
title=3D"Page 8"><div class=3D"section" style=3D"background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto;"><div =
class=3D"layoutArea"><div class=3D"column"><p><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Palatino;">DNSNMC fixes the authentication problems =
previously described, and it addresses all of the problems that with the =
previously mentioned proposals. It does this first by combining DNS with =
Namecoin (NMC), and then by encouraging a =93trust only those you know=94 =
policy.</span><span style=3D"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Palatino; =
vertical-align: 3pt;">5</span></p></div></div></div></div><div =
class=3D"page" title=3D"Page 8"><div class=3D"section" =
style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; =
z-index: auto;"><div class=3D"layoutArea"><div class=3D"column"><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;">=93Namecoin is an open =
source decentralized key/value registration and transfer system based on =
Bitcoin technology=94.[16] Namecoin =93squares Zooko=92s Triangle=94, =
meaning, it makes it possible to have domain names (and other types of =
identifiers) that =
are:</span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=3D"page" =
title=3D"Page 8"><div class=3D"section" style=3D"background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto;"><div =
class=3D"layoutArea"><div class=3D"column"><ul><li style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Palatino; font-weight: 700;"><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Authenticated: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">users can be certain that they are not =
speaking to an impostor</span></p></li><li style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Palatino; font-weight: 700;"><p><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Decentralized: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">there =
is no central authority controlling all the names</span></p></li><li =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Palatino;"><p style=3D"font-weight:=
700;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">Human-readable: </span><span style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">names look just like today=92s domain names</span></p><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">However, by itself, Namecoin does not provide =
the means by which ordinary users can take advantage of the features it =
provides. Using Namecoin is far too cumbersome for the vast majority of =
internet users, even those with years of computer expertise. For one, it =
cannot be used on mobile devices (like iPhones) in its current state =
because of its network requirements.</span></p><p><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">DNSNMC provides the missing =93glue=94 to the =
Namecoin blockchain that makes it immediately accessible to clients of =
all types with </span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-style: =
italic;">zero configuration</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">. A =
network administrator need only enter the IP address of a =
DNSNMC-compliant DNS server to instantly make the information within the =
blockchain accessible to all of the users that she (or he) provides =
internet access to.</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-weight: =
700;"> </span></span></p></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div>Paper=
: <a =
href=3D"http://okturtles.com/other/dnsnmc_okturtles_overview.pdf">http://o=
kturtles.com/other/dnsnmc_okturtles_overview.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><=
div>Cheers,</div><div>Greg Slepak</div></div><div =
apple-content-edited=3D"true">--<br>Please do not email me anything that =
you are not comfortable also sharing with the =
NSA.</div><br><br><div>
<br>--<br>Please do not email me anything that you are =
not comfortable also sharing with the NSA.<br>
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