Establishment, management, and usage of domain name to blockchain address associations
US11632236B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a computer associated with a blockchain to utilize DNS-stored blockchain address information concerning associations of domain names to blockchain addresses are presented. Some embodiments include: receiving a domain name; retrieving over the internet a Domain Name System (DNS) resource record for the domain name; extracting blockchain address information associated with the domain name from the DNS resource record, where the blockchain address information is signed by a private key of an asymmetric cryptographic scheme; and initiating a blockchain action based on the blockchain address information.
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