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'''Handshake''' ('''HNS''') is a [https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274 decentralized], distributed [https://mitsloan.mit.edu/shared/ods/documents?PublicationDocumentID=5861 permissionless] [[DNS|naming protocol]]. In this [[Alternative Roots|alt root]], every peer validates and manages the root zone, obviating the need for [[CA|Certificate Authorities]] and naming systems. Mainstream [[Top Level Domain]]s rely on [[ICANN]]. Handshake is an experiment in other versions of the internet and ways it could be secure, resilient, and useful via a peer-to-peer system.<ref>[https://handshake.org/ Handshake]</ref> Handshake allows secure “light clients” (simple payment verification mode), whereas most other decentralized alt roots require every potential user to run a full node, which is like saving all the domains on one's computer. Handshake has pre-reserved names for many existing trademark name holders. | '''Handshake''' ('''HNS''') is a [https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274 decentralized], distributed [https://mitsloan.mit.edu/shared/ods/documents?PublicationDocumentID=5861 permissionless] [[DNS|naming protocol]]. In this [[Alternative Roots|alt root]], every peer validates and manages the root zone, obviating the need for [[CA|Certificate Authorities]] and naming systems. Mainstream [[Top Level Domain]]s rely on [[ICANN]]. Handshake is an experiment in other versions of the internet and ways it could be secure, resilient, and useful via a peer-to-peer system.<ref>[https://handshake.org/ Handshake]</ref> Handshake allows secure “light clients” (simple payment verification mode), whereas most other decentralized alt roots require every potential user to run a full node, which is like saving all the domains on one's computer. Handshake has pre-reserved names for many existing trademark name holders. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Protocols]] | [[Category:Protocols]] | ||
[[Category:Alternative Roots]] | [[Category:Alternative Roots]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||