Are there any viable DNS or LDAP alternatives for distributed key/value storage and retrieval?
- by makerofthings7
I'm working on a software app that needs distributed decentralized name resolution, and isn't bound to TCP/IP. Or more precisely, I need to store a "key" and look up it's value, and the key may be a string, a number, or any other realistic data type.
Examples:
With a phone number, look up a name. (or with an area code, redirect to the server that handles that exchange)
With an IP Address get a DNS name, or a Whois contact (string value)
With a string, get an IP, ( like a DNS TXT or SRV record).
I'm thinking out of the box here and looking for any software that allows for this. (more info below)
Are there any secure, scalable DNS alternatives that have gained notoriety?
I could ask on StackOverflow, but think the infrastructure groups would have better insight on this.
Edit More info:
I'm looking at "Namecoin" the DNS version of Bitcoin, and since that project is faltering, I'm looking at alternative ways to store name-value pairs, with an optional qualifier.
I think a name value pair is of global interest is useful, but on a limited scale. Namecoin tried to be too much, and ended up becoming nothing. I'm trying to solve that problem in researching alternatives and applying distributed technologies where applicable.
Bitcoin/Namecoin offers a Distributed Hash Table, which has some positive aspects, but not useful for DNS, except for root servers.
