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handshake

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Rocket Ship Rating: 79 out of 100

Decentralized naming and certificate authority

Also known as Handshake Development Inc.

  • Cloud & networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Crypto web3
  • Open source
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-18
Business model
B2B
Legal name
Handshake Development Inc.
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Record updated 28 September 2026

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Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS naming zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities and naming systems.

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