PeerName Launches .onion Domain Sales with "Zero-Trace" Security Technology

PeerName, the industry leader in decentralized domain name services, today announced the official relaunch of .onion domain sales for the Tor Network. After a three-year hiatus to refine legal frameworks and engineering protocols, the company returns to the market with a proprietary delivery system that ensures absolute privacy for both the provider and the user.

A Technical Milestone: The "Zero-Trace" Delivery System

The primary challenge of decentralized domains is the secure transfer of private keys. Traditionally, storing these keys-even briefly-on a server poses a significant security risk to the user and a legal liability for the provider.

PeerName has solved this by developing a specialized infrastructure where domain keys are "mined" across a distributed server network but never touch a physical disk.

• Volatile Memory Processing: Keys exist only in temporary RAM for a fraction of a second.
• Direct-to-Client Transfer: The server that discovers the domain transmits the keys directly to the client via an encrypted channel.
• Automatic Destruction: Once sent, the keys are immediately purged from memory, leaving no logs, backups, or traces.

"This technology allows us to provide a service where we don't even know exactly which domain the user has purchased," said a PeerName spokesperson. "By removing ourselves from the data chain, we eliminate the risk of third-party interception or legal coercion."

Bridging the Gap: 2018 to 2026

PeerName is no stranger to the Tor ecosystem, having originally facilitated .onion sales from 2018 until 2023. At that time, the company voluntarily suspended operations due to an evolving and uncertain global legal landscape.

Now, in 2026, PeerName has returned with a robust legal framework and a massive investment in server infrastructure. This new hardware allows the company to mine custom domain prefixes-which require significant computational power-at speeds previously unavailable to the public.

The Importance of Decentralization

Unlike traditional Top-Level Domains (TLDs) such as .com or .org, .onion domains do not exist in the Internet's DNS root. They are derived from cryptographic public-private key pairs.

• Censorship Resistance: Because they are not managed by a central authority like ICANN, they cannot be suspended, seized, or "turned off."
• Anonymity by Design: Using the "onion-routing" technique, these domains allow for bidirectional anonymity, protecting the identity of both the website owner and the visitor.

PeerName's commitment to these domains stems from its core philosophy: providing digital assets that are truly owned by the user. The company explicitly avoids modern "smart contract" domains, which are often marketed as decentralized but remain vulnerable to the centralized organizations that govern their underlying protocols.

About .onion Domains

Designated as a "special-use domain" in 2015, .onion addresses are accessible only through the Tor Network. They provide a vital layer of security for journalists, whistleblowers, and privacy-conscious organizations worldwide by preventing identity tracing and third-party interception.

Official website: https://peername.com/
Dot onion domains: https://peername.com/onion-domains/

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Founded in 2014, PeerName is a pioneer in the decentralized web. With over 7,000 domains under management, the company focuses exclusively on domain extensions that are resistant to censorship and seizure. PeerName prioritizes security-first infrastructure to empower users with true digital sovereignty.

This release was published on openPR.