Features & Capabilities

Beacon is a privacy and security-focused browser with the goal of replacing traditional certificate authorities with decentralized peer-to-peer naming systems, DNSSEC, and DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE)!

  1. We use a lightweight peer-to-peer client that connects to the Handshake network[1] and syncs block headers in a few seconds!

  2. On-device DNSSEC validation, you don't need to trust external resolvers. Beacon doesn't use a centralized DNSSEC signing key either. Instead, it requests and verifies proofs from the Handshake network.

  3. Enable your device to use encrypted DNS with Handshake naming support. Handshake links to other naming systems such as Ethereum using HIP-5. Beacon supports accessing those names too! Try opening humbly.eth or impervious.forever.

  4. Look for "Secured by Handshake" to identify websites secured by decentralized DNS-Based Authentication.

  5. Beacon is open source! Submit feedback, contribute and report bugs or issues:

https://github.com/imperviousinc/beacon-ios

[1] https://handshake.org

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Impervious Inc
Rating:
4.60
(14)
Version:
1.0.1 Last updated: 2022-01-06
Version code:
846444050
Creation date:
2021-12-14
Compatible devices:
Size:
104.40MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
Impervious Inc
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beacon-web-browser/id1599119646

User Reviews

And it's secure too!
by Ja*****, 2022-11-01

Seems to work just like Chrome but includes support for web3 including Handshake names and top level domains. Only note is that the VPN is always on, so I try to turn it off when not using the browser
by ra*****, 2022-01-06

Finally!
by Th*****, 2021-12-15
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