Stop Snooping: How to Secure Your DNS with Encryption

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In this video, I detail the procedure for implementing encryption on your DNS queries by configuring DNS over HTTPS (DoH). For context on how your ISP can spy on your search history, check out the previous video I made: https://youtu.be/pZAeuFSuRHA For a reference on how to change the DNS settings of your router and the devices in your home network, check out this video: https://youtu.be/52ah_obhdnw Once you’ve configured DoH for your DNS queries, you can verify that it’s working properly by running a test on this Cloudflare site: https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl/encrypted-sni/ For a list of free DNS servers that you can choose for your home network, check out this article: https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062 For more content on similar topics, check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-hXDMwqs1Ri9Yh9QRgaqQ If you would like to read about other ways to improve your home network, check out my blog: https://www.network-from-home.com 0:32 Why do DNS queries need to be encrypted? 1:41 How does DNS over HTTPS work? 5:52 How to implement DoH 10:32 How to confirm DoH is set properly How to encrypt your DNS queries Every time you access a new webpage, your device sends a DNS query to a DNS server to get the IP address of the website you want to access. The problem with this is that these DNS requests are sent unencrypted. In other words, anyone listening in on the connection between your home network and the DNS server can see what website you’re looking to access…yeah, that’s not ideal. The good news is, you can encrypt your DNS requests so if anyone is listening in, they won’t be able to decipher what sites you’re accessing. This goes for both hackers and your internet service provider (ISP). DNS queries are encrypted by a protocol called DNS over HTTPS (DoH), and the most popular browsers today all have DoH enabled (Firefox, Edge, and Chrome). The easiest way to ensure your DNS queries are encrypted is to use Firefox, Edge, or Chrome as your internet browser. If you’re using one of these browsers, you just need to confirm that the DoH settings are configured correctly, and you should be all set. To do this, you need to access the settings of the particular web browser you’re using. Then, you need to go to the Privacy and Security settings to ensure DoH is configured properly. In the video above, I explain exactly how to make sure these settings are configured correctly for all 3 major browsers. Conclusion If you have any questions about how to configure encryption for your DNS queries, please leave a comment below.