Domain names! Where do they come from??? - Wesley Aptekar Cassels at !!Con 2024

Domain names! Where do they come from??? Let's talk domain names! You might know about DNS, the system for matching domain names to IP addresses. But how do those domain names get made in the first place? We'll look at EPP, the lesser-known but just as exciting protocol that's behind the scenes whenever you register a new domain name, and we'll dive into the technical and political systems working under the hood when you press the "buy" button on that clever domain name you're definitely going to use someday. Wesley is a worker-owner at namespace.coop, a soon-to-be-launched worker owned domain name registrar. They also enjoy doing performance art, writing, making zines, and being a cryptid. Presented at !!Con 2024 (pronounced, of course, "bangbangcon"!) in Santa Cruz, CA -- https://bangbangcon.com/ !!Con is a production of the Exclamation Foundation -- https://exclamation.foundation/ Video Production by Confreaks Follow Confreaks 👇 https://confreaks.com https://x.com/confreaks