DNSSEC ensures that the results of DNS queries (for DNSSEC enabled domains) are authentic. For example, integralblue.com uses DNSSEC, so if an attacker (using a man in the middle or spoofing attack) changes the IP address that www.integralblue.com resolves to, then a DNS resolver supporting DNSSEC will be able to tell and return an error. … Continue reading DNSSEC on OpenWrt 18.06, 19.07, and 21.01 →

DNS over TLS encrypts DNS queries so no one between you and the DNS server you’re using (which, by default using these steps, will be Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1), can tell what DNS queries/responses are being exchanged. DNS over TLS provides confidentiality but not integrity or authenticity. For those, you need to setup DNSSEC which I’ve described … Continue reading DNS Over TLS on OpenWrt 18.06, 19.07, and 21.01 →