{
  "slug": "dns-sb",
  "category": "dns-resolvers",
  "name": "DNS.SB",
  "description": "Free public DNS resolver operated by xTom GmbH in Germany on an anycast network. It supports DoH and DoT, validates DNSSEC and does not send EDNS Client Subnet.",
  "website": "https://dns.sb",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "DNS.SB scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the DNS resolvers criteria. It meets 6 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, transparency report, TLS configuration, Encrypted DNS and DNSSEC validation. It partly meets security headers and no query logs. It does not meet open source, independent audit and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-resolvers/dns-sb/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/dns-resolvers/dns-sb/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source. The resolver software stack is not disclosed."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dns.sb/privacy/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers. The website's self-hosted Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dns.sb/sponsors/",
      "note": "Funded by xTom and sponsors. The privacy policy rules out selling personal information."
    },
    "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://dns.sb/report/",
      "note": "Yearly reports with counts of government and law enforcement requests."
    },
    "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": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=dns.sb&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=dns.sb",
      "note": "Grade B (75/100+)"
    },
    "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://dns.sb/faq/",
      "note": "DoH and DoT are both supported."
    },
    "no_query_logs": {
      "title": "No query logs",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://dns.sb/privacy/",
      "note": "The policy states queries, IP addresses and timestamps are not logged. Not audited."
    },
    "dnssec_validation": {
      "title": "DNSSEC validation",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://dns.sb/faq/",
      "note": "The FAQ states DNS.SB is a DNSSEC-validating resolver."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:27.267Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}