GNU Taler Wallet ID Lookup Service
Optional discovery of TALER wallet addresses linked to digital identities
GNU Taler is a payment system that makes privacy-friendly online transactions fast and easy. This project will facilitate the support of peer-to-peer payments (P2P) for the GNU Taler payment system between users by implementing a privacy- friendly directory service and lightweight inbox service (TALer DIRectory). The services will allow users to securely associate their online identities (such as email addresses, phone numbers, X/Twitter/Mastodon handles or other suitable verifiable addresses and accounts) with their wallet public keys and the URL of an inbox service and use it for P2P payments. Storage and retrieval may also be offloaded to distributed directory services such as DNS or GNS (RFC 9498) instead of a database and web service while maintaining the respective privacy guarantees.
- The project's own website: https://taler.net
Run by GNUnet e.V.
This project was funded through the NGI TALER Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology. NGI TALER is part of NGI TALER, an R&D pilot programme under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101135475. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
