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joew_33
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Apr 15, 2021
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DNS over TLS, DNS encryption

In the Advanced settings, it would be a step forward to have DNS over TLS (DNS encryption) as an option.  DNS over TLS (DoT) has become a standard over the last couple of years as the means to prevent ISPs and others from snooping into the DNS queries being made by an end user.  The open source software for DoT is called "Stubby" and it plays nice with Dnsmasq, so it can be "added on" without any structural changes in the Netgear firmware itself.  Adding  this would be a competitive advantage for Netgear. For more information, look at implementations in AsusWRT Merlin, Tomato or OpenWRT distributions. Also see https://dnsprivacy.org/wiki/display/DP/DNS+Privacy+Daemon+-+Stubby for more information.

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