[tor-relays] Re: ORPORT IPv6 not reported

[DocGerry via tor-relays <tor-relays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To which forum to I post this idea to

Proposal :  Use Handshake  (HNS) Web 3 domain services  as a decentralised
alias/attestation layer for Tor onion identities.
 like  say gerry.g3wip

.onion is noy  Web3. The Web3 name is just a signed pointer to the onion
identity.   Making .onion a Handshake TLD. That would indeed clash
conceptually, because .onion is a special-use ICANN/IETF-reserved name.
Use Handshake as a decentralised alias/attestation layer for Tor onion
identities.
Something like:
gerry.g3wip
  TXT/DS-style record says:
  onion=jee3z7cpmfhcc62hhs33utyovghbyr3hlhumxwkr2zoo5mzskz5cvhqd.onion
  proof=signature from onion service key
Then a resolver/browser/plugin can verify:
1. gerry.g3wip is owned via Handshake.
2. The record points to a long onion.
3. The onion service proves "yes, I authorised this alias".
4. User gets taken to the onion, without trusting a central shortener.

I'm not proposing .onion as a Handshake namespace. I'm proposing a
decentralised naming/attestation layer where a Handshake name can publish
and cryptographically verify a mapping to a Tor v3 onion service, similar to
how DNS can advertise service endpoints, but without replacing Tor's
self-authenticating onion address.

Gerry Bulger

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