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Handshake

Handshake is a decentralized, peer-to-peer naming protocol and blockchain for managing a global root DNS naming zone. It uses HNS and auctions to let participants register and manage internet names without centralized certificate authorities or naming gatekeepers.
San Francisco, USA

Description

Handshake is an experimental decentralized naming network that replaces centralized root-zone control with a proof-of-work blockchain and cryptographic proofs. Network participants validate and manage name ownership, register names through HNS-based auctions, and can use the system for decentralized DNS resolution and certificate-related trust. The project provides open-source node, resolver, miner, and airdrop software, while describing itself as a decentralized protocol and loose consensus rather than a centrally controlled organization.