The latest articles on DEV Community by Ahmad Hemmati (@twincodesworld). https://dev.to/twincodesworld https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3577916%2F1afcb235-08ba-45ea-9a31-cd3dba357099.jpeg https://dev.to/twincodesworld en Ahmad Hemmati Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:47:19 +0000 https://dev.to/twincodesworld/-lhdns-a-ledger-based-privacy-preserving-alternative-to-dns-38ln https://dev.to/twincodesworld/-lhdns-a-ledger-based-privacy-preserving-alternative-to-dns-38ln <p>For decades, DNS has been the internet’s central directory — but it’s centralized, traceable, and easily censored.<br><br> <strong>LHDNS (Ledger-based Hashed Decentralized Naming System)</strong> proposes a new architecture for <strong>anonymous, verifiable, decentralized name resolution</strong>, eliminating single points of control and global traceability.</p> <h2> ⚙️ Technical Summary </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Ledger-backed ephemeral entries</strong> instead of static zones </li> <li> <strong>Cryptographic integrity:</strong> Ed25519 + SHA-256 + XChaCha20-Poly1305 </li> <li> <strong>Privacy mechanisms:</strong> onion routing, cover traffic, multipath relays </li> <li> <strong>Sybil resistance:</strong> staking, slashing, and adaptive PoW </li> <li> <strong>Interoperability:</strong> DNS ↔ LHDNS gateways and stub resolvers </li> </ul> <p>Each of these components is modular — nodes can enable privacy layers or staking mechanisms independently.</p> <h2> 📂 Documentation </h2> <ul> <li>📘 <a href="https://github.com/twincodesworld/LHDNS" rel="noopener noreferrer">Whitepaper (PDF)</a> </li> <li>🔍 <a href="https://github.com/twincodesworld/LHDNS" rel="noopener noreferrer">Extended Technical Report (Annex A)</a> </li> <li>📑 <a href="https://github.com/twincodesworld/LHDNS" rel="noopener noreferrer">Appendices A–D (Modules, Glossary, Threat Models)</a> </li> </ul> <p>👉 <a href="https://github.com/twincodesworld/LHDNS" rel="noopener noreferrer">Full Repository on GitHub</a></p> <h2> 💬 Contributing </h2> <p>LHDNS is open-source (Apache 2.0).<br><br> We welcome developers, cryptographers, and network researchers to:</p> <ul> <li>Review and discuss architectural modules </li> <li>Implement SDKs or prototype nodes </li> <li>Help define interoperability layers </li> </ul> <p>If you’re passionate about decentralized infrastructure, we’d love your thoughts or code reviews.<br><br> See <a href="https://github.com/twincodesworld/LHDNS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><code>CONTRIBUTING.md</code></a> for contribution details.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“Freedom begins when information flows without permission.”</strong><br><br> — <em>LHDNS Whitepaper, v1.0</em></p> </blockquote> <p><em>Ahmad Hemmati</em>, <a href="https://www.twincodesworld.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">twincodesworld.com</a></p> <p>💬 <strong>Join the Discussion on Hacker News</strong></p> <p>The LHDNS project has just been featured on Hacker News:<br><br> 👉 <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45681478" rel="noopener noreferrer">Show HN: LHDNS — A Ledger-based, Privacy-Preserving Decentralized Naming System</a></p> <p>Feedback, critique, and collaboration ideas are welcome — your insights can help shape a more private, decentralized internet.</p> blockchain web3 security webdev