information New blockchain applications article: Decentralized DNS, ...

[offthehandle]

I have been reading about this blockchain technology for non coin applications more and more, and thought this article was interesting to use the blockchain to solve a number of issues, including DNS. Comments? Not sure if all of what the article suggests is feasible.

Decentralized DNS
Nebulis, a project that employs blockchain and the Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS), a distributed alternative to centralized web servers, aims to create a decentralized domain name system (DNS). DNS services are critical to enabling users and businesses to access web services. When you type the domain name of a website into your browser, a DNS server translates that name into an internet address (IP address) and helps you connect to the host.

Last year, an attack against the servers of Dyn, a large provider of DNS services, caused a major internet outage across large regions of the U.S. and Europe and cut off users from vital services such as PayPal, Github, and the App Store.

Nebulis expects to prevent this kind of failure by storing, updating, and resolving domain records on the Ethereum blockchain. As a result, hackers won’t be able to disrupt DNS services by targeting their servers. A distributed DNS on the blockchain would also make it exponentially more difficult to stage man-in-the-middle attacks or practice censorship and domain redirection by manipulating DNS records.

https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/08/can-blockchain-decentralize-the-internet

 

[mems]

Here is a exciting technology called IOTA.
It is promising to go beyond blockchain with something called The Tangle.

"In this new autonomous Machine Economy (Internet of Things) IOTA will be the backbone. The Tangle ledger is able to settle transactions with zero fees so devices can trade exact amounts of resources on-demand, as well as store data from sensors and dataloggers securely and verified on the ledger.

www.iota.org

 

[mems]

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/14582/blockchain-in-action--round-up-of-blockchain-stories-from-sep-2017