# okTurtles/dnschain

A blockchain-based DNS + HTTP server that fixes HTTPS security, and more!

Repository: https://github.com/okTurtles/dnschain
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dnschain
Homepage: https://okturtles.com
Language: CoffeeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2017-04-22T03:52:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4603, "days_push": 3420, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1732, forks 169 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.796850+00:00)

## What it is
DNSChain is a blockchain-based DNS and HTTPS server that provides a decentralized, MITM-proof alternative to the traditional DNS and X.509 PKI systems while remaining backwards compatible with standard DNS. It exposes a RESTful API to blockchain domains (like .bit and .eth) and enables secure GPG key distribution and censorship circumvention.

## Use cases
- resolve blockchain domains like .bit and .eth through regular DNS
- protect HTTPS connections from public-key substitution MITM attacks
- distribute GPG public keys securely over DNS
- access a RESTful API to blockchain data
- circumvent DNS-based censorship
- prevent domain seizures and domain theft

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: networking, http-server, security, cryptography, auth, proxy
- domain: security, networking, privacy, blockchain, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: dns, blockchain, namecoin, mitm-protection, gpg, decentralized-identity, https, coffeescript, nodejs, linux

## Member repositories
- okTurtles/dnschain (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.796850+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:31.275100+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/okTurtles/dnschain (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.796850+00:00, sha b478164b800d)
  - homepage: https://okturtles.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:48.067227+00:00, sha 349963d8fdf8)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/dnschain (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:48.076632+00:00, sha 0223f9992ba9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.