Re: [tor-onions] Use onion-like domains for a regular websites and DynDNS

-- 29 Jun 2022, 20:35 by stokito@gmail.com: > Hello the Tor Community, > > I have a proposition to build a DynDNS server that will host > onion-like addresses for regular websites. And I'll appreciate any > feedback, opinions and thoughts on this. > > I am working on a YurtPage which is a small home page server and kind > of light version of NextCloud for inexperienced users. > Some users already have an IP static or dynamic so their site can be > directly accessed from the Internet. > But still they need a domain to be independent from IP changes. > Unfortunately domains are controlled by the DNS mafia and they cost > money. > The NameCoin's .bit domains are cool but they cost money too. > > So for users I'll implement a Dynamic DNS (DynDNS) so that they'll > automatically receive a subdomain of mine's jkl.mn site like > SomeonesYurt.jkl.mn > And the user's homepage will send ping to jkl.mn so it can detect the > public IP and update a DNS record. > > The problem is that I don't want to have a responsibility to host the > DynDNS service. I may forget to renew its domain or hosting, or its > server dies or I may die. > And I decided to generate an onion-like address so they'll look like > http://jklmnyiyjnwfc6aklubg45o4hbkvz5uu47hcwjinbihi4shcucq5aiid.jkl.mn/ > > I see a few advantages: > * In case the jkl.mn disappears users may install a Tor Onion Service > and visitors can still open the site by replacing jkl.mn to .onion in > links. I'm going to install the Tor Service by default. > * I don't need to store a database: a homepage may just sign its > request with a private key and the DynDNS can check it and update a > DNS record. > * Yes, the address is not possible to remember but anyone can save a > bookmark or use google to find it. Instead I'll not have > cybersquatters who took all the good domains. Anyone can buy a domain > and use CNAME if they wish. > > What do you think about this idea? Will it work? > I created a project to develop it > https://github.com/yurt-page/dyndns-onion but decided to consult with > you first. > > To go further I think that the remaining problems may also be solved easily. > > Volontiers may start their own DynDNS servers and exchange the records > with each other. > The homepage sends a Ticket to any DynDNS server. The Ticket is just > an encrypted IP and timestamp and anybody can decrypt it with the > public key from the domain. The ticket with last time is considered as > actual and every DynDNS server may return its IP. > Here may be used other technologies like DHT for a quicker lookup and > to be independent if the jkl.mn domain disappears. > Similarly to a .bit TLD we may have .dyn that are free to anyone. But > unlike .onion domains the .dyn domains are not anonymous and lookups > are not blocked on DNS level and can be answered by any. > > I'm not an expert in DNS and TOR so please tell me if the idea is > worth implementing. > > Regards, > Sergey Ponomarev stokito.com > _______________________________________________ > tor-onions mailing list > tor-onions@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-onions >