Re: [mfv] publish your web server content securely

On Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:05:19  0000, Gabx <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just deployed mfv on my Hugo blog running as Tor hidden service. 
> Works great.
> 
> One note: the DNS TXT record (_merkle.domain IN TXT "merkle-root=...")
> doesn't apply to .onion addresses since there's no DNS involved - 
> Tor uses its own naming system. But the dns.txt file in .well-known/mfv/ 
> still works as a static reference for verification.
> 
> The --domain binding is actually more valuable for .onion sites than 
> clearnet: it cryptographically ties the Merkle root to a specific 
> hidden service address, preventing someone from copying your content 
> to a different .onion and claiming it as theirs.
> 
> For anonymous publishing with provable authorship, this is exactly 
> what was missing. You can prove "I published this first" without 
> revealing who "I" actually is.

What i mean is when mfv binds the merkle root to an onion address, it proves:
 "The entity controlling private key X published content Y at time Z".

You prove ownership without proving identity.

The only thing connecting "you" to your content is a file:
  /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hs_ed25519_secret_key

Protect that key and you own your words forever, anonymously.

For those of us publishing content that powerful people would 
rather see silenced, this is the missing piece: reputation and 
proof without exposure.

What do you think?

Gabx

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