DNS hosting
LuaDNS privacy rating
Anycast DNS hosting from Romania with DNSSEC, a REST API and git integration that builds zones from BIND or Lua files, with a free plan and paid plans.
Summary
LuaDNS scores 52 out of 100 (grade D) on the DNS hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, DNSSEC and API access. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and two-factor login. It is based in Romania: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). 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 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 privacy policy says cookies are used only for authentication and authorization.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid plans. No ads.
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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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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
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?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
DNSSEC Weight 3 of 3
Can DNSSEC be turned on for hosted zones?
Enabled from the zone settings page with automatic key generation and CDS/CDNSKEY records. 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?
The REST API is included in every package, including the free plan.
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No
Two-factor login Weight 2 of 3
Do accounts support two-factor authentication with an authenticator app or security key?
No two-factor login is documented; the login form asks only for an email and password.
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.