Hello!
We're glad to introduce a new feature in AirVPN infrastructure: DNS block lists.
By default, AirVPN DNS remains neutral in accordance with our mission. However, from now on you have the option to enforce block lists which poison our DNS, in order, for example, to block known sources of ads, spam, malware and so on.
You can manage your preferences in your account Client Area ⇨ DNS panel https://airvpn.org/dns/.
We offer only lists released with licenses which grant re-distribution for business purposes too.
The system is very flexible and offers some exclusive features never seen before in other VPN services:
You can activate or de-activate, anytime, any combination of lists.
You can add customized exceptions and/or additional blocks.
Any specified domain which must be blocked includes all of its subdomains too.
Lists which can return custom A,AAAA,CNAME,TXT records are supported.
You can define any combination of block lists and/or exceptions and/or additions for your whole account or only for specific certificate/key pairs of your account (Client Area ⇨ Devices ⇨ Details ⇨ DNS)
Different matching methods are available for your additions and exceptions: Exact (exact FQDN), Domain (domain and its subdomains), Wildcard (with * and ? as wildcards), Contain, Start with, End with.
An API to fetch every and each list in different formats (see Client Area ⇨ API ⇨ dns_lists service) is active
Any change in your selected list(s), any added exception and any added block is enforced very quickly, within few tens of seconds. You don't need to disconnect and re-connect your account.
You can define your own lists and discuss lists and anything related in the community forum here
Essential requisite to enjoy the service is, of course, querying AirVPN DNS while your system is connected to some VPN server, which is by the way a default setup if you run any of our software.
Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff