DNS hosting
DNSimple privacy rating
Paid managed DNS hosting and domain registrar with DNSSEC, secondary DNS, an API, a CLI and a Terraform provider.
Summary
DNSimple scores 52 out of 100 (grade D) on the DNS hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: tells users about requests, TLS configuration, DNSSEC, API access and two-factor login. It partly meets no ads or data sales, transparency report and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 52 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The home page loads Google Tag Manager.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The privacy policy says third-party tracking technologies may be used for interest-based advertising.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
The privacy policy says data is released only when required by law or properly served legal process. No request counts are published.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
The privacy policy says users are notified of legal process for their data when possible and legally permissible.
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Yes
DNSSEC Weight 3 of 3
Can DNSSEC be turned on for hosted zones?
DNSSEC is included on every plan and turned on per domain with automatic key rotation. The DS record is added at the registrar.
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Yes
API access Weight 1 of 3
Can records be managed through an API on every plan?
Full API access is included on every plan.
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Yes
Two-factor login Weight 2 of 3
Do accounts support two-factor authentication with an authenticator app or security key?
Authenticator apps (TOTP) and WebAuthn security keys are supported.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.