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EthDNS

Makoto Inoue
June 28, 2019
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 EthDNS

Makoto Inoue

June 28, 2019
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  1. How does it work? 1. *.eth.link returns the IPFS gateway

    address 2. Looks up ipfs hash in ENS 3. IPFS gateway servers content
  2. • No browser support is required • Programmable via smart

    contract • Partially decentralised Why EthDNS?
  3. Can we just have “.eth”? • .eth domain reserved for

    Ethiopia • .com/.net/.xyz, etc? • .ipfs, .dweb?
  4. For more info • https://www.wealdtech.com/articles/ethdns-an-ethereum-backend-for-the-domain-name-system/ • https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1577.md • https://github.com/mcdee/coredns •

    http://ensmanager.matoken.eth.link • https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/how-to-host-your-dapp-with-ipfs-ens-and-access-it-via-ethdns-c96046059d87