IPIP-428: Allowing V2-Only Records in IPNS #428
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initial draft for early feedback
lidel
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| IPNS record MUST be serialized as `IpnsEntry` protobuf, and `IpnsEntry.data` MUST be signed using the private key. | |||
| IPNS record MUST be serialized as `IpnsEntry` protobuf, and `IpnsEntry.data` | |||
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Maybe we could rename IpnsEntry to IpnsRecord?
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Not against it, but want to limit what we change in IPIP to minimum, so it is easier to review.
Let's make a separate editorial PR after this IPIP lands.
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I think the updates conform to the changes we've made to Boxo in ipfs/boxo#339
Co-authored-by: Henrique Dias <hacdias@gmail.com>
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This is ready for final reviews.
Reference implementation in GO lives in boxo/ipns and shipped with Kubo 0.22:
We have wip js-ipns version as well:
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Applied final editorials and included test vectors from ipfs/gateway-conformance#157
Flagged during IPFS Implementers call multiple times, no concerns were raised about ratification.
Merging to ensure https://specs.ipfs.tech/ipns/ipns-record/ is up-to-date and includes test vectors.
Closes #376
This IPIP introduces support for creation and validation of compact, V2-only IPNS Records.