Namecoin Forum

1) Yes, I am running namecoind 2) A bit, I registered a name for testing and updated it once to confirm that I can see the old data with "name_history" I now have a much better understanding of how this could work for my use case. I still have a few more questions though: Will 'gettransaction' and '...

I assume when using only a few names, I would change the value with each update. How would I go about recovering the hash in this case? The newest one could easily be retrived using 'name_show', but how could I recover older versions? I know they exist in the blockchain, but how would I go about rec...

After the students take the computerized test, the ansers they gave are packed (.tar.gz) and a SHA256 Hash of this archive is generated. The idea is that we publish the SHA256 Hash in such a way that we can prove that the archive was generated the day of the exam. While the hash itself confirms it w...

I am working on the e-assesment team of a German university, and we are thinking about using Namecoin to publish SHA256 hashes over archives of finished exams, to be able to prove they where unaltered since the day they where created, and prove the day they where created. I am a bit unsure what name...