I messed with namecoin years ago. It's was pretty neat. It was basically a chain of domain->IP records. You could connect to normal dns or you could connect to namecoin dns and get all the www.domain.bit urls. It worked great for years then bots infested it and started autobuying all the domains as they expired. I lost almost all of mine.
It's totally possible, but yeah, it needs a way more user friendly front end and better safeties or alerts for expiring domains. (aka user device/server/location over time)
edit part two: something like XMR could work. Its chain is fully encrypted, only the owner of an address can see a balance. The owner can also issue keys to allow only keyholders to see the balance. If the balance were replaced with info/address/ip/history info, then only the master key holder could authorize access to the data while still allowing a confirmation of data.
IE: Do you have enough money in your account? or Are you authorized to access this url? YES
How much money do you have? or Where have you been? NO
All of the info could be accessed through the wallet vs. a web browser. You could issue keys to your friends or when you register for a site, enable private on chain messages, accessible anywhere in the world, that everyone can see but only the two of you can read. The weakest part of the system is the device we rely on.
I messed with namecoin years ago. It's was pretty neat. It was basically a chain of domain->IP records. You could connect to normal dns or you could connect to namecoin dns and get all the www.domain.bit urls. It worked great for years then bots infested it and started autobuying all the domains as they expired. I lost almost all of mine.
It's totally possible, but yeah, it needs a way more user friendly front end and better safeties or alerts for expiring domains. (aka user device/server/location over time)
edit part two: something like XMR could work. Its chain is fully encrypted, only the owner of an address can see a balance. The owner can also issue keys to allow only keyholders to see the balance. If the balance were replaced with info/address/ip/history info, then only the master key holder could authorize access to the data while still allowing a confirmation of data.
- IE: Do you have enough money in your account? or Are you authorized to access this url? YES
- How much money do you have? or Where have you been? NO
All of the info could be accessed through the wallet vs. a web browser. You could issue keys to your friends or when you register for a site, enable private on chain messages, accessible anywhere in the world, that everyone can see but only the two of you can read. The weakest part of the system is the device we rely on.
I messed with namecoin years ago. It's was pretty neat. It was basically a chain of domain->IP records. You could connect to normal dns or you could connect to namecoin dns and get all the www.domain.bit urls. It worked great for years then bots infested it and started autobuying all the domains as they expired. I lost almost all of mine.
It's totally possible, but yeah, it needs a way more user friendly front end and better safeties or alerts for expiring domains. (aka user device/server/location over time)
edit part two: something like XMR could work. Its chain is fully encrypted, only the owner of an address can see a balance. The owner can also issue keys to allow only keyholders to see the balance. If the balance were replaced with info/address/ip/history info, then only the master key holder could authorize access to the data while still allowing a confirmation of data.
IE: Do you have enough money in your account? or Are you authorized to access this url? YES
How much money do you have? or Where have you been? NO
All of the info could be accessed through the wallet vs. a web browser. You could issue keys to your friends or when you register for a site, enable private on chain messages, accessible anywhere in the world, that everyone can see but only the two of you can read. The weakest part of the system is the device we rely on.