{
  "slug": "digitale-gesellschaft-dns",
  "category": "dns-resolvers",
  "name": "Digitale Gesellschaft DNS",
  "description": "Public DoH and DoT resolver run by Digitale Gesellschaft, a Swiss non-profit digital rights association. It validates DNSSEC, uses no blocklists and publishes its live configuration.",
  "website": "https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/dns/",
  "source": "https://github.com/DigitaleGesellschaft/DNS-Resolver",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CH",
    "name": "Switzerland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 67,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Digitale Gesellschaft DNS scores 67 out of 100 (grade C) on the DNS resolvers criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, transparency report, Encrypted DNS and DNSSEC validation. It partly meets open source, TLS configuration, security headers and no query logs. It does not meet independent audit and tells users about requests. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A- and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-resolvers/digitale-gesellschaft-dns/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-resolvers/digitale-gesellschaft-dns/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/DigitaleGesellschaft/DNS-Resolver",
      "note": "The live resolver configuration is published, but the repository has no license file."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://res4.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/",
      "note": "The resolver privacy notice rules out logging IP addresses or domain names, and the website loads only first-party scripts."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/uber-uns/mitgliedschaft-und-spenden/",
      "note": "Non-profit association funded by memberships and donations. No ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/dns/dot-and-doh-transparency-report-2025/",
      "note": "Yearly report with counts of law enforcement requests and blocked domains."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A-"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "encrypted_dns": {
      "title": "Encrypted DNS",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/dns/",
      "note": "DoH and DoT endpoints are both documented."
    },
    "no_query_logs": {
      "title": "No query logs",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://res4.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/",
      "note": "The privacy notice states IP addresses and domain names are not logged, only query statistics. Not audited."
    },
    "dnssec_validation": {
      "title": "DNSSEC validation",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/dns/",
      "note": "The service page states DNSSEC is validated."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A-",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:33.215Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}