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users:toxdns [2018/03/15 19:00] nurupo ToxDNS has been fully phased out: almost no client supports it and toxcore 0.2.0 has dropped libtoxdns |
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- | ====== ToxDNS | + | ===== ToxDNS ===== |
- | ToxDNS is a tox ID-to-name mapping service. It allows users to shorten their regular, somewhat long, Tox IDs, with short and readable IDs, that closely resemble the format of an email address. An example of a ToxDNS service in use is **groupbot@utox.org**, Which when added, resolves to the full ID ('' | + | ToxDNS is a tox ID-to-name mapping service. It allows users to shorten their regular, somewhat long, Tox IDs, with short and readable IDs, that closely resemble the format of an email address. An example of a ToxDNS service in use is **groupbot@example.org**, Which when added, resolves to the full ID ('' |
ToxDNS servers are [[https:// | ToxDNS servers are [[https:// | ||
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+ | **ToxDNS is considerate to be deprecated. It's advised against using it as versions 1 and 2 of ToxDNS are insecure, and barely any client supports version 3.** | ||
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+ | It's also planned that libtoxdns would be removed from TokTok' | ||
==== What you might want to know about ToxDNS ==== | ==== What you might want to know about ToxDNS ==== | ||
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**Impersonating a user(MITM) by switching the Tox ID associated with the username:** If someone compromised your account on a ToxDNS Service or a server hosting ToxDNS records, they might be able to replace the Tox ID associated with the username. New users looking up a Tox ID using the compromised username would be directed to the wrong Tox ID. To minimize the chance of such a thing occurring, use a long, unique, random password for your ToxDNS account, and set the ID to be unchangable if the server supports it. This will not connect you with your intended friend and it does not give anyone access to your private key or any current or previous chat sessions keys. | **Impersonating a user(MITM) by switching the Tox ID associated with the username:** If someone compromised your account on a ToxDNS Service or a server hosting ToxDNS records, they might be able to replace the Tox ID associated with the username. New users looking up a Tox ID using the compromised username would be directed to the wrong Tox ID. To minimize the chance of such a thing occurring, use a long, unique, random password for your ToxDNS account, and set the ID to be unchangable if the server supports it. This will not connect you with your intended friend and it does not give anyone access to your private key or any current or previous chat sessions keys. | ||
- | **Malicious | + | **Malicious |
- | **Denial of Service against a ToxDNS | + | **Denial of Service against a ToxDNS |
It should be noted that none of these area actually problems with ToxDNS itself. The first two are malicious activities that could be undertaken on a server, the third is just somebody taking a site down or blocking access to a site. | It should be noted that none of these area actually problems with ToxDNS itself. The first two are malicious activities that could be undertaken on a server, the third is just somebody taking a site down or blocking access to a site. | ||
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===== ToxDNS Services ===== | ===== ToxDNS Services ===== | ||
As of yet, there is no official ToxDNS service. All services listed here are run by volunteers, use at your own risk. | As of yet, there is no official ToxDNS service. All services listed here are run by volunteers, use at your own risk. | ||
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- | ^ [[http:// | ||
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- | ^ tox.party | ||
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===== Run your own ===== | ===== Run your own ===== | ||
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Some of the many open-source ToxDNS services include: | Some of the many open-source ToxDNS services include: | ||
* https:// | * https:// | ||
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* https:// | * https:// | ||
* https:// | * https:// |