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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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Corl3ss
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- [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Rouben, 05/01/2019
- RE: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, alejandro, 05/03/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, kevin, 05/03/2019
- RE: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, alejandro, 05/03/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Daniel Quintiliani, 05/03/2019
- RE: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, alejandro, 05/03/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Jacob Bachmeyer, 05/03/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Rouben, 05/04/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Corl3ss, 05/08/2019
- Re: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, Jacob Bachmeyer, 05/08/2019
- RE: [opennic-discuss] DNS+TLS, alejandro, 05/03/2019
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