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  • From: Corl3ss <corl3ss AT corl3ss.com>
  • To: discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org
  • Subject: Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS
  • Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 20:44:00 +0000

Hi all,


Jacob Bachmeyer:
> Daniel Quintiliani wrote:
>> Isn't that what's built into Tor Browser?
>>  
> No, Tor does DNS resolution on its own, by asking the exit node to
> perform name lookups.

Yes, it is true for the default configuration of the Tor browser, but
tor itself can be used many other ways (and without being a DNS proxy)

> This is the reason that OpenNIC cannot be (easily)
> used with Tor: the exit node's DNS configuration determines what names
> are resolvable and the Tor network currently is sticking to the ICANN
> root simply to avoid unstable resolutions if different exit nodes use
> different DNS roots.
>
> Put another way, Tor does not use your DNS configuration at all.
>

The Tor browser can be used with any DNS configuration by removing
"Proxy DNS when using SOCKS V5" option in the network settings.


> -- Jacob
>> --
>>

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