DNS over...

DNS over Mastodon

A Mastodon-linked resolver experiment combines federated social messaging with DNS queries and DNSSEC-based authentication.

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Screenshot used in the talk for DNS over Mastodon
Screenshot used in the original talk.

Stéphane Bortzmeyer’s experiment connects DNS activity with Mastodon and uses DNSSEC for authentication. It combines a federated social network with DNS trust material.

The value of the example is the boundary it crosses: DNSSEC supplies an identity check while the social platform provides the delivery channel.