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Bind9 Using Encrypted DNS
I have setup NextDNS on my bind9 server as a forwarder and is working great. However, I believe this currently means that the DNS requests are unencrypted?…
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Nextdns not protecting from scam site
https://www.gym-sharkfinland.com/ Is a Gymshark scam targeted at finnish people. In virustotal there are tons of services that already have this flagged. Nextdns needs to step up...…
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Slower routing of the DNS traffic
when running a test on https://ping.nextdns.io I see there are many faster servers than the selected one, Is there a reason or a methodology behind that? diag output: https://nextdns.…
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Request to add Hagezi Threat Intelligence Feeds blocklist
Dear NextDNS team, As you know, Hagezi maintains a number of high-quality, frequently updated blocklists that help protect users against various online threats and unwanted content.…
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Third party provider
Hello NextDNS, I just started using your service and I really like it. Just one question. If I do a dns leak test I see that I use http://dns.nextdns.io as a host but ANEXIA as a provider.…
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Thailand's TTC-CERT blocklist
I raised a PR in nextdns/blocklists to have Thailand's Telecommunications Sector CERT (TTC-CERT) blocklist incorporated. The list targets security threats.…
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DoH and DoT
Here a good article on DoH and DoT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/protecting-organizations-in-a-world-of-doh-and-dot/ba-p/313171
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lowes.com, homedepot.com etc randomly some traffic get directed to Ecuador per NEXTDNS reports
my W11 PC using DoH with yoga dns seem not impacted my macos, iphone and android device using same nextDNS profile are especially when using lowes app or going to homedpot.…
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Does (DNSSEC security hole) KeyTrap (CVE-2023-50387) affect NextDNS?
Does (DNSSEC security hole) KeyTrap (CVE-2023-50387) affect NextDNS? https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/13/dnssec_vulnerability_internet
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IPV6 DNS queries Question
Hi all, What is the privacy implication when combining NextDNS via IPV6 + VPN such that the DNS queries are being made within the encrypted tunnel of the VPN (which is great),…
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HaGeZi Lists and hBlock are added.
I was checking the filters and just saw that the HaGeZi filters that were requested and hBlock is added. I remember that a lot of people were asking for it and I'm going to test it out to see how it…
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AI threat detection
Does the AI detect malicious domains on the spot when an user tries to access the domain? Or does it discover new domains and creates a blacklist of the malicious ones?
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matching filters
Hi, I use the following lists: Hufilter Hagezi Pro What else is worth adding to these lists? Or what other list pairing they recommend? Regards
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Why thousands of requests to test.nextdns.io server in Russia?
Hello, if I open my statistics I see thousands of requests per day to some NextDNS servers in Russia. Also in the logs, these request happen every single minute. The server is [randomstring].test.…
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Security and Antivirus
On the security tab, enable something else besides the basic settings? AI,NRD,... I use this, or rather an antivirus software? Eset Mobile,Bitedefender Mobile,...
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NextDNS Beginner / Newbie Questions
Dear Sir or Madam, first, I wish you a Merry Christmas and an awesome Happy New Year. I just subscribed to NextDNS and have those questions: - May you please add guides for Smart TVs (e.g.…
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PORT 53 (UDP) OPEN
Dear all, Do you know if Next DNS needs the port 53 (UDP) open in order to work properly? In my system I have this port open and I think this is a serious security hole. I have Debian 12.…
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Spotify app Trouble
Can anyone help me with what I need to add to my Allow List on my iPhone so that my Spotify app on the phone will work smoothly? I believe that it is operating slowly due to this issue.…
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Bloomberg TV allowlist for PC and Mobile App
I am encountering an issue with accessing Bloomberg TV on both my PC browser and Android mobile app. To resolve this issue, I believe that certain domains or services related to Bloomberg TV need to…
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NextDNS & iCloud Private Relay
Hey Nexters, I don’t know what to do with this. I’ve tried different ways to get this to work but it’s just not having it. Can you please help? Thank you. -DV
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Can we dissect what the apple configuration profile is doing ?
I think I generally understand what we are doing when we create a configuration profile at: apple.nextdns.io However: When I examine the resulting profile with the strings command, I see things like:…
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Can my ISP monitor my network activity if I use nextDNS private DNS??
If I use NextDNS's private DNS in my Android or my web browser, will my Internet service provider know about network activity or web browsing activity? As far as I know,…
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How to ENABLE ads?
I would like to remove ad blockers because there is a ton of blank space on web pages now and when I am viewing a news site Instagram images aren’t showing.. etc.…
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Secure from cyberattack
Hi. My phone is no longer receiving latest software update. My question is, it is safe just using Nextdns from any cyberattack?
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