Byte Storage
IPNS Services
IPNS Services
IPNS is a naming system used in the IPFS ecosystem to create mutable pointers to IPFS content.
Addressing:
IPNS uses public key cryptography to create a unique address, similar to an IPFS hash but starting with "/ipns/".
Key pair:
Each IPNS name is associated with a public-private key pair.
Publishing:
When you publish to IPNS, you sign a record containing the IPFS hash of your content using your private key.
Resolution:
To resolve an IPNS name, the network looks up the latest signed record associated with the public key.
Updates:
You can update the content an IPNS name points to by publishing a new signed record with a more recent timestamp.
Persistence:
IPNS records are distributed and cached across the IPFS network, allowing for name resolution even if the original publisher is offline.
Human-readable names:
IPNS addresses can be mapped to more user-friendly names using DNS TXT records, making them easier to remember and share.