https://github.com/ronnix/oneid

OneID — NameCoin-based identity
https://github.com/ronnix/oneid

hackathon identity namecoin

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OneID — NameCoin-based identity

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ronnix/oneid
• Owner: ronnix
• Created: 2014-06-15T02:00:41.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-06-17T22:04:49.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T13:30:08.786Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: hackathon, identity, namecoin
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://oneid.io
• Size: 188 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: CHANGES.rst

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README

        
OneID: Namecoin-based identity

==============================

What is Namecoin?

-----------------

`Namecoin `_ is a distributed key-value

store based on the Bitcoin technology.

Namecoin's most common use is the .bit top-level domain, that

uses the ``d/`` namespace.

But you can also use it to securely store your public profile

data (name, email address, bitcoin address, GPG public key...)

in the ``id/`` namespace.

What is OneID?

-----------------

OneID acts as a presentation layer on top of the Namecoin

identity data.

It is a simple way to display a public profile, and it makes

it easy to share it using a short URL.

How do I create a profile on OneID?

-----------------------------------

You cannot create your profile through OneID at the moment.

You have to register your profile in Namecoin directly.

Your OneID profile will be available as soon as your Namecoin

identity profile has been registered.

How do I register my profile in Namecoin?

-----------------------------------------

You need to choose a username and register it in Namecoin under

the ``id/`` namespace.

The value associated with that key should be a JSON object that

contains your profile data. The required format is described in

the `Namecoin wiki `_.

Example value:

.. code-block::

    {

        "name": "Ronan Amicel",

        "email": "[email protected]",

        "bitcoin": "1NnZFxcyFoM8MBiNckhXh3jDRrjz3n43ZU",

        "namecoin": "MyRZ5YHpqGiS288smQfpXtN62W9a3ZoDEg",

        "photo_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b06b5d4777e2734feb91298062539ec8?s=256"

    }

If you are running your own Namecoin node, you can use the following

command to register your username:

.. code-block::

    $ namecoind name_new id/

Make a note of the short hexadecimal number in the response

(````), as you will need to use it in the next command.

It is then recommended that you wait for at least 12 blocks

before you first update the name:

.. code-block::

    $ namecoind name_firstupdate id/  ''

Further updates will simply be:

.. code-block::

    $ namecoind name_update id/ ''

Please note that a name expire after 36,000 blocks (~250 days),

so you'll need to update it periodically to reset the

expiration time.

You can also follow `these detailed instructions `_

that describe to how to register a Namecoin domain name.

Just make sure to replace the ``d/`` prefix (*domains*) with

``id/`` (*identity*) in the examples.

About

-----

OneID was built by `Ronan Amicel `_ during

the first `Paris Bitcoin Hackathon `_.

It was built with `Python `_,

the `Pyramid `_ web framework

and the `python-bitcoinlib `_ library.

Thanks to

---------

- Thomas Miedema for helping me shape the idea and for the

  great time we had at the hackathon

- `Stéphane Bortzmeyer `_

  for early feedback and testing

Related projects

----------------

- `OneName `_: Namecoin-based profiles using the ``u/`` namespace.