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Add an IPNS code #137

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Amxx opened this issue Jun 9, 2019 · 0 comments
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Add an IPNS code #137

Amxx opened this issue Jun 9, 2019 · 0 comments

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Amxx commented Jun 9, 2019

IPFS addresses are good enough to point to static resources, but the corresponding data cannot be updated (the update changes the resource hash, and thus gives a new IPFS address by design.

This issue is solved by IPNS, which are like tags pointing to an IPFS file. IPNS can be updated, which make them a great anchor to a website (for example). Yet IPNS is not listed in the codecs.

Adding a code for ipns-ns (0xe5?) would allow new synergies for easily upgradeable decentralized UIs. The current alternative (frequently updating an ENS entry) is expensive.

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