Eh, the reason DNS is a problem is because there is a central source of identity that can be tampered with. If relays just used npubs to communicate their current IP, there isn't a central point of control. Swapping out IP for something fancy might provide some additional defense, but at significant additional complexity that will have bugs and possibly back doors. We could continue to use IP with Tor or Whisper to get similar benefits using proven technologies.
DNS is bad, but IP is mostly harmless
ynniv /
npub12a…x6fdh
2024-07-06 02:54:29
in reply to nevent1q…zkkk
Author Public Key
npub12akj8hpakgzk6gygf9rzlm343nulpue3pgkx8jmvyeayh86cfrus4x6fdhPublished at
2024-07-06 02:54:29Event JSON
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"content": "Eh, the reason DNS is a problem is because there is a central source of identity that can be tampered with. If relays just used npubs to communicate their current IP, there isn't a central point of control. Swapping out IP for something fancy might provide some additional defense, but at significant additional complexity that will have bugs and possibly back doors. We could continue to use IP with Tor or Whisper to get similar benefits using proven technologies. \n\nDNS is bad, but IP is mostly harmless",
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