RNS

What is RNS - RIF Name Service?

RNS is an open source project which provides an architecture to enable the identification of blockchain addresses by human-readable names.

The concept of a name resolution service facilitate de use of addresses for reaching the unbanked and non-technical users.

• In Mainnet, acquiring a domain cost less than a dollar.
• Once a domain is acquired, subdomains can be delegated with no additional cost.

References

• DevPortal RNS

• RNS User guide

RNS Manager

The manager enables you to do some actions with RSK domains:

• Buy

• Renew

• Setup

• RIF Manager Testnet

• RIF Manager Mainnet

Requirenments

In order to do it on Testnet, you need:

• Web Wallet
• Testnet RBTC
• RIF Tokens

How to have a Web Wallet and to Testnet RBTC was explained on previous modules.

RIF Tokens on Testnet

To learn more about the RIF Token:

• RIF Token
• Getting RIF tokens
• Add RIF token on a web wallet

RIF Token address

Testnet

0x19f64674d8a5b4e652319f5e239efd3bc969a1fe

0x19f64674d8a5b4e652319f5e239efd3bc969a1fe

Mainnet

0x2acc95758f8b5f583470ba265eb685a8f45fc9d5

0x2acc95758f8b5f583470ba265eb685a8f45fc9d5

Actions on RNS manager

• Register a domain
• Log in a domain
• Log out of a domain

[Getting-started - RNS User guide] (https://developers.rsk.co/rif/rns/guide/getting-started/ )

Operations

Operations - RNS User guide

RNS Resolver

RNS Resolver

Resolve

You can use this link to know the address configured in a name:

• Resolve on Testnet
• Resolve on Mainnet

Check it on Academy

On the top right corner, you can see you rns name insted of the address.