Beacon Browser
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A first-class browsing experience for a decentralized internet built with web technologies and secured without third-parties.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
Discontinued
The latest version (1.0.1) is from January 2022.
Features
- No Tracking
- Decentralized
- Block Trackers
- DNSSEC
Tags
- webpki
- dane
Beacon Browser News & Activities
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Recent activities
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Beacon Browser information
Developed by
Impervious Inc Licensing
Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- Updated
- 4.57 avg rating
GitHub repository
- 142 Stars
- 16 Forks
- 17 Open Issues
- Updated
What is Beacon Browser?
A first-class browsing experience for a decentralized internet built with web technologies and secured without third parties. Trustless HTTPS with native DANE support and a DNSSEC chain secured by a peer-to-peer light client.
How it works
- Beacon syncs block headers to retrive a verifiable merkle tree root.
- Requests proofs from peers to retrive a DNSSEC signed zone.
- Performs in-browser DNSSEC validation.
- Verifies certificates with DANE.
Comments and Reviews
Chromium based. Extensions work. Runs nicely.
What is it for?
From Leo AI: Beacon is a privacy and security-focused web browser built on Chromium, designed to replace traditional certificate authorities with decentralized systems like Handshake, DNSSEC, and DANE for zero-trust HTTPS/TLS validation.
I understand that, but could you provide some examples of where you use this browser?
I'd be afraid to do anything financial with it. Other than that its fair game.
NO LONGER UPDATED!!!