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Secure your DNS Queries with Encrypted DNS

December 16, 2021

In this blog, I will discuss how to secure DNS from those who may want to snoop on your DNS queries. I use NextDNS for the setup, but you can also use AdGuard or a more self-hosted approach Pi-Hole.

Check if QNAME minimisation is enabled:

dig +short txt qnamemintest.internet.nl

Check how secure you are against attacks:

Conclusion:

This is all checked for me, This is only for cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS. I use NextDNS, As they do not detect other dns providers. But still detect the other security features i have enabled in my browser.