From 0e1cc55a96b8d829c52d44a3defceb15652891dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dnaleor Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:35:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update openalias.md added some text from openalias.org and added url --- knowledge-base/openalias.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/knowledge-base/openalias.md b/knowledge-base/openalias.md index acae5121..68e7302c 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/openalias.md +++ b/knowledge-base/openalias.md @@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ icon: "icon_openalias" attribution: "" --- -### Work in Progress \ No newline at end of file +### What is OpenAlias? + +OpenAlias seeks to provide a way to simplify aliasing amidst a rapidly shifting technology climate. Users are trying to cross the bridge to private and cryptographically secure infrastructure and systems, but many of them have just barely started remembering the email addresses of their friends and family. + +As part of the ongoing development of the Monero cryptocurrency project, we asked ourselves: how can we simplify payments for users unfamiliar with cryptocurrency? Monero stealth addresses are at least 95 characters long - memorising them is not an option, and asking someone to send a payment to <95-character-string> is only going to lead to confusion. + +At its most basic, OpenAlias is a TXT DNS record on a FQDN (fully qualified domain name). By combining this with DNS-related technologies we have created an aliasing standard that is extensible for developers, intuitive and familiar for users, and can interoperate with both centralised and decentralised domain systems. + +For more info, visit http://www.openalias.org