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title: What is Handshake | HNS↗WS
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heading: What is Handshake?
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excerpt:
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slug: what-is-handshake
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img: /img/guide/
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author: Ryan
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public: true
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## What is Handshake?
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<sub>Last updated: Nov 1st, 2023</sub>
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Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol with
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the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate
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Authorities and naming systems.
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Names on the internet (top level domains, social networking
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handles, etc.) ultimately rely upon centralized actors with full
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control over a system which are relied upon to be honest, as they are
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vulnerable to hacking, censorship, and corruption.
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Handshake aims to experiment with new ways the internet can be
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more secure, resilient, and socially useful with a peer-to-peer
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system validated by the network's participants.
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learn more about Handshake at <a href="https://handshake.org/" target="_BLANK">Handshake.org</a>
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