Is there a name registrar yet?

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Months ago the idea of a "Global Name Registrar Contract" was thrown around. There is code to deploy one out there, but is there an official one that official clients (geth / Mist / etc) will use by default yet?

q9f · Answer 1 · 2016-01-21T14:20:44.137

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There is EtherID which has 15k names/domains registered already.

It's a DApp by the way and works directly on your geth/eth client.

To enable it, run allow geth access by etherid.org like that:

geth --rpc --rpccorsdomain "http://etherid.org"

The most secure way to work with EtherID is through the mist browser. The developer pre-release is available here (v0.3.6).

Source code is available on github.

edited Jan 21 '16 at 14:20

answered Jan 20 '16 at 20:11

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The problem is that it seems useless if the average user doesn't know about it. (See: Alternate DNS servers that never really caught on.) This sort of thing really has to be integrated into Mist or geth. – linagee Jan 20 '16 at 20:22
it is fully compatible with mist and geth. – q9f Jan 20 '16 at 20:23
I think you misunderstand me. An average user downloads the Ethereum Wallet. They type "bob" in the address fields. Does the Ethereum Wallet start using EtherID for resolution? – linagee Jan 20 '16 at 20:26
that's what etherid does, you type "bob" and you end up on an ipfs link. – q9f Feb 03 '16 at 10:25

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 21 '16 at 01:05

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An Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC) titled "Default Ethereum Name Registrar" is on Github so it is in progress.

The primary author is Alex Van de Sande (avsa@ethdev.com) who is employed by the Ethereum Foundation and is directly working on Mist.

answered Jan 21 '16 at 01:05

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 30 '17 at 18:43

[Adding another answer instead of editing my last one, in case the "ENS" in my last answer is useful for historical reasons... ]

The Ethereum Name Service "...offers a secure and decentralised way to address resources both on and off the blockchain using simple, human-readable names."

The documentation, including an FAQ, can be found here: http://docs.ens.domains/en/latest/

Bidding on a name via an auction is covered in a previous question: How can I bid in an ENS auction?

Richard Horrocks · Answer 4 · 2016-01-20T18:53:08.493

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Have a look at ENS (Ethereal Name Space).

There's a talk from DevCon1 available here.

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answered Jan 20 '16 at 18:51

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Will this be implemented by default in any official Ethereum software? (geth or Mist) – linagee Jan 20 '16 at 18:52
It's being developed by Nexus, which I believe is a private firm. I don't believe there's anything to say this will be used by default, either. – Richard Horrocks Jan 20 '16 at 18:57

Is there a name registrar yet?

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