Name lookup in blockchain
Name lookup in blockchain
When I display a name value pair on my website, I would like to post some additional confirmation links so that people confirm that I am indeed posting information from the namecoin blockchain and not making up my own values on my website.
Is there some kind of public/trusted way for people to confirm name entries by looking up online the values stored with them (regardless of what the namespace is)?
Something like a block explorer that also includes name/value pairs?
Is there some kind of public/trusted way for people to confirm name entries by looking up online the values stored with them (regardless of what the namespace is)?
Something like a block explorer that also includes name/value pairs?
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Re: Name lookup in blockchain
It's difficult to create a public and trusted way other than using the client itself (debug console / namecoind name_show d/domain)
Both indolering and sugarpuff have been working on an API: http://forum.namecoin.info/viewtopic.ph ... 6&start=10
If you plan on using these you should ask them for their plans because these are / may be prototypes.
Both indolering and sugarpuff have been working on an API: http://forum.namecoin.info/viewtopic.ph ... 6&start=10
If you plan on using these you should ask them for their plans because these are / may be prototypes.
Re: Name lookup in blockchain
I agree that it is difficult to have ONE public trusted source, but I think it would be sufficient to have multiple independent services that report this kind of information.
In fact I think I may just add a lookup like that on my site once I'm done with the initial namecoin integration
In fact I think I may just add a lookup like that on my site once I'm done with the initial namecoin integration
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I also already thought about adding something like this to nameid.org, so that it could be used by things like Bitmessage or a future GPG integration for users who prefer ease of use over security (at least when experimenting at the beginning). It would be as simple as
(or some other interface), returning the name's value as plain text. I think we should standardise an interface for such services ... even though it is trivial to implement them and change the interface as needed.
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GET https://nameid.org/?action=name_show&name=foobar
BTC: 1domobKsPZ5cWk2kXssD8p8ES1qffGUCm | NMC: NCdomobcmcmVdxC5yxMitojQ4tvAtv99pY
BM-GtQnWM3vcdorfqpKXsmfHQ4rVYPG5pKS
Use your Namecoin identity as OpenID: https://nameid.org/
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Use your Namecoin identity as OpenID: https://nameid.org/
Re: Name lookup in blockchain
https://nf.bit/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1736domob wrote:I also already thought about adding something like this to nameid.org, so that it could be used by things like Bitmessage or a future GPG integration for users who prefer ease of use over security (at least when experimenting at the beginning). It would be as simple as(or some other interface), returning the name's value as plain text. I think we should standardise an interface for such services ... even though it is trivial to implement them and change the interface as needed.Code: Select all
GET https://nameid.org/?action=name_show&name=foobar
Re: Name lookup in blockchain
That page doesn't seem to be available
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OK, just FYI, for now I started using the lookup tool on https://www.namecoin.org/namelookup/index.php for this purpose.
Although right now suddenly it doesn't seem to be returning results for anything anymore. Even though my namecoind does return results.
The names I tested with were:
bcid/nima19
bcid/nima17
The output is always:
"Search results for: xyz
No results for xyz"
Although right now suddenly it doesn't seem to be returning results for anything anymore. Even though my namecoind does return results.
The names I tested with were:
bcid/nima19
bcid/nima17
The output is always:
"Search results for: xyz
No results for xyz"
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Re: Name lookup in blockchain
Now it's working again.
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Re: Name lookup in blockchain
Nice, I never saw that page before.nimanator wrote:OK, just FYI, for now I started using the lookup tool on https://www.namecoin.org/namelookup/index.php for this purpose.
Although right now suddenly it doesn't seem to be returning results for anything anymore. Even though my namecoind does return results.
The names I tested with were:
bcid/nima19
bcid/nima17
The output is always:
"Search results for: xyz
No results for xyz"
If you are looking for something more API like: http://dns.dnschain.net/id/namecoin (ask sugarpuff about it before you build anything on it)
Re: Name lookup in blockchain
Oh very cool, will do, thanks!
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