dnscrypt

[mhalen 2]

What are airvpns opinions on dnscrypt?

 

http://dnscrypt.org/

 

should we use this?

[PirateParty 49]

I use it, and I think it is great to have. It doesn't hurt to increase security.

 

I don't believe there is such a thing as overkill when it comes to that.

[mhalen 2]

is there any downsides to using it?

[PirateParty 49]

is there any downsides to using it?

 

Not really, I haven't found it to slow down anything. It only adds extra security by encrypting your DNS request.

 

https://dnscrypt.eu has some good information.

[OmniNegro 155]

I know this is an old thread, so I apologize for Necroposting.

 

Make sure you do *NOT* ever use the OpenDNS servers in DNSCrypt. They do in fact log. They even admit this.

 

And remember that if anyone running a site can see that your IP is an AirVPN IP, then if you are doing lookups that do not match those of other AirVPN users, you have just given them a way to single you out a bit.

(This would require a trap site, but many do in fact exist today. Be very careful.)

[EazyVG 0]

Isn't there a way that AirVPN can implement DNS encryption, or is it done by default when connection is established.

[zhang888 1066]

Isn't there a way that AirVPN can implement DNS encryption, or is it done by default when connection is established.

 

When you are connected to a server, all your traffic, including the DNS one, is encrypted.

When you use Air's DNS servers, you also benefit from the fact that there are no logs.

[Evono 6]

 

Isn't there a way that AirVPN can implement DNS encryption, or is it done by default when connection is established.

 

When you are connected to a server, all your traffic, including the DNS one, is encrypted.

When you use Air's DNS servers, you also benefit from the fact that there are no logs.

this and and i had DNScrypt one time on my pc and it used between 5-25% of Cpu sometimes pretty overkill specially if you want to game on that machine. 

( i5 Processor so nothing old. )

[vpnair33 6]

https://www.ccc.de/censorship/dns-howto/ has some nice servers