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This document proposes the Encrypted Identity Routing Protocol (EIRP), a conceptual redesign of Internet routing where public IP addresses are replaced by encrypted identities authenticated through blockchain consensus.

The Internet's foundational addressing system relies on globally visible IP addresses. EIRP introduces a paradigm shift by replacing routable IP addresses with encrypted identities authenticated through blockchain authorization.

EIRP consists of four conceptual components: the Blockchain Identity Ledger (BIL), Encrypted Routing Tokens (ERT), Secure Routing Overlay (SRO), and Access-Controlled Address Resolution (ACAR).

EIRP prevents scanning, spoofing, and unsolicited traffic by ensuring that only authorized peers may resolve routing metadata. Further analysis is required regarding blockchain consensus latency and potential side-channel attacks on identity resolution.

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