How To How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Firefox

[Chiefcrowe]

How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Firefox

A step by step guide to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support in the Firefox browser.

www.zdnet.com

Apparently you can now do this in chrome too -

How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Google Chrome

A step by step guide to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support in the Chrome browser.

www.zdnet.com

 

[balloonshark]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Would this be necessary if someone uses opendns nameservers in their router?

 

[Chiefcrowe]

As far as I could see, OpenDNS doesn't offer HTTPS DNS security. If it does then you wouldn't need to use the browser DNS setting since it would be at the router level.

But I think this is a good feature anyway in case you don't control your network/PC's DNS settings and want to have DNS queries encapsulated with HTTPS.

 

[balloonshark]

Thanks. This is something I definitely hadn't heard of or even considered. It's worth a look considering our ISP's are getting more intrusive.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

You're welcome! ISPs probably hold on to this info for years and use it to track you. Cloudflare's policy is to only save DNS logs for 1 day.

I've also had good luck using their mobile app 1.1.1.1 which you can find more information for here:

1.1.1.1 â One of the Internetâs Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver

âï¸âï¸ Browse a faster, more private internet.

cloudflare-dns.com

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Firefox Will Soon Encrypt DNS Requests By Default

Firefox Will Soon Encrypt DNS Requests By Default - Slashdot

This month Firefox will make DNS over encrypted HTTPS the default for the U.S., with a gradual roll-out starting in late September, reports Engadget: Your online habits should be that much more private and secure, with fewer chances for DNS hijacking and activity monitoring. Not every...

news.slashdot.org

 

[balloonshark]

Thanks for the info Chiefcrowe! I'll look into Cloudflare.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Also, I have noticed faster resolution speeds and page loading times after switching to their DNS servers from my computer and phone which is nice!