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<blockquote data-quote="CyberTech" data-source="post: 723435" data-attributes="member: 67474"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Configure DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">DNS over HTTPS is a relatively new feature to improve the privacy, security and connection reliability of DNS look-ups; the feature is currently in draft status and tested by companies such as Google, Cloudflare or Mozilla.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">DNS resolves play an important part on today's Internet; domain names that you enter in your browser's address bar need to be linked to IP addresses, and that is what DNS is used for.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">These DNS look-ups happen automatically and often without any form of encryption or protection from prying eyes or tampering.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Internet users up until now had options to connect to <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/19/find-out-if-you-are-affected-by-dns-leaks/" target="_blank">a non-leaking VPN provider</a>, switch the DNS provider to one that <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/19/quad9-dns-promises-better-privacy-and-security/" target="_blank">promises better privacy and security</a>, or <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/02/19/encrypt-your-dns-traffic-with-simplednscrypt-for-windows/" target="_blank">use DNSCrypt</a> to improve privacy and security.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/firefox-network-trr-dns-over-https.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">DNS Over HTTPS offers another option. Mozilla added the core functionality in Firefox 60 and plans <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/20/firefox-dns-over-https-and-a-worrying-shield-study/" target="_blank">to run a test</a> in <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/" target="_blank">Firefox Nightly</a> to find out how good of a solution the new technology is.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Firefox users who run Firefox Nightly may configure the browser to use DNS over HTTPS right now.Type about:support to check the version of Firefox; it if it at least version 60.x, you may configure the feature. Please note that this may lead to connectivity issues (which may be limited by configuring a fallback).</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">It is necessary to change two Trusted Recursive Resolver preferences in the browser.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: center">Load about:config in the Firefox address bar.</p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: center">Confirm that you will be careful if the warning page is displayed.</p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Search for network.trr.mode and double-click on the name.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: center">Set the value to 2 to make DNS Over HTTPS the browser's first choice but use regular DNS as a fallback. This is the optimal setting for compatibility.</p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: center">You can set it to 1 to let Firefox pick whichever is faster, 3 for TRR only mode, or 0 to disable it.</p> </li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Search for network.trr.uri. Firefox expects a DNS over HTTPS server. Double-click on the name. There are two public ones that you may use,<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://dns.cloudflare.com/.well-known/dns" target="_blank">https://dns.cloudflare.com/.well-known/dns</a></p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://dns.google.com/experimental" target="_blank">https://dns.google.com/experimental</a></p> </li> </ol></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Note</strong>: Mozilla has a <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/commitment-to-privacy/privacy-policy/firefox/" target="_blank">special agreement</a> with Cloudflare which limits the logged data and data retention. <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/cloudflare-launches-fast-and-privacy-focused-dns-at-1-1-1-1/" target="_blank">Cloudflare launched the public DNs service 1.1.1.1 yesterday which supports DNS over HTTPS</a> as well.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Tip</strong>: Check out our <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/20/firefox-dns-over-https-and-a-worrying-shield-study/" target="_blank">Firefox DNS over HTTPS article</a> which lists all available parameters and what they do.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Closing Words</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center">The core benefit of DNS over HTTPS is that you limit exposure of your DNS queries. You need to trust the public provider, Cloudflare or Google are the only ones right now. It is likely that other providers will introduce support for it if the feature is integrated into the stable versions of popular web browsers.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/" target="_blank">Configure DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox - gHacks Tech News</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberTech, post: 723435, member: 67474"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=4]Configure DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox[/SIZE][/B] DNS over HTTPS is a relatively new feature to improve the privacy, security and connection reliability of DNS look-ups; the feature is currently in draft status and tested by companies such as Google, Cloudflare or Mozilla. DNS resolves play an important part on today's Internet; domain names that you enter in your browser's address bar need to be linked to IP addresses, and that is what DNS is used for. These DNS look-ups happen automatically and often without any form of encryption or protection from prying eyes or tampering. Internet users up until now had options to connect to [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/19/find-out-if-you-are-affected-by-dns-leaks/']a non-leaking VPN provider[/URL], switch the DNS provider to one that [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/19/quad9-dns-promises-better-privacy-and-security/']promises better privacy and security[/URL], or [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2018/02/19/encrypt-your-dns-traffic-with-simplednscrypt-for-windows/']use DNSCrypt[/URL] to improve privacy and security. [SIZE=6][B]DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://cdn.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/firefox-network-trr-dns-over-https.png[/IMG] DNS Over HTTPS offers another option. Mozilla added the core functionality in Firefox 60 and plans [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/20/firefox-dns-over-https-and-a-worrying-shield-study/']to run a test[/URL] in [URL='https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/']Firefox Nightly[/URL] to find out how good of a solution the new technology is. Firefox users who run Firefox Nightly may configure the browser to use DNS over HTTPS right now.Type about:support to check the version of Firefox; it if it at least version 60.x, you may configure the feature. Please note that this may lead to connectivity issues (which may be limited by configuring a fallback). It is necessary to change two Trusted Recursive Resolver preferences in the browser. [/CENTER] [LIST=1] [*][CENTER]Load about:config in the Firefox address bar.[/CENTER] [*][CENTER]Confirm that you will be careful if the warning page is displayed.[/CENTER] [*]Search for network.trr.mode and double-click on the name. [LIST] [*][CENTER]Set the value to 2 to make DNS Over HTTPS the browser's first choice but use regular DNS as a fallback. This is the optimal setting for compatibility.[/CENTER] [*][CENTER]You can set it to 1 to let Firefox pick whichever is faster, 3 for TRR only mode, or 0 to disable it.[/CENTER] [/LIST] [*]Search for network.trr.uri. Firefox expects a DNS over HTTPS server. Double-click on the name. There are two public ones that you may use, [LIST=1] [*][CENTER][URL]https://dns.cloudflare.com/.well-known/dns[/URL][/CENTER] [*][CENTER][URL]https://dns.google.com/experimental[/URL][/CENTER] [/LIST] [/LIST] [CENTER][B]Note[/B]: Mozilla has a [URL='https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/commitment-to-privacy/privacy-policy/firefox/']special agreement[/URL] with Cloudflare which limits the logged data and data retention. [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/cloudflare-launches-fast-and-privacy-focused-dns-at-1-1-1-1/']Cloudflare launched the public DNs service 1.1.1.1 yesterday which supports DNS over HTTPS[/URL] as well. [B]Tip[/B]: Check out our [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/20/firefox-dns-over-https-and-a-worrying-shield-study/']Firefox DNS over HTTPS article[/URL] which lists all available parameters and what they do. [SIZE=5][B]Closing Words[/B][/SIZE] The core benefit of DNS over HTTPS is that you limit exposure of your DNS queries. You need to trust the public provider, Cloudflare or Google are the only ones right now. It is likely that other providers will introduce support for it if the feature is integrated into the stable versions of popular web browsers. [B]Source:[/B] [URL="https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/"]Configure DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox - gHacks Tech News[/URL] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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