DNS resolvers
LibreDNS privacy rating
Public encrypted DNS resolver run by the volunteer LibreOps collective, with DoH and DoT endpoints and an optional ad-blocking endpoint.
Summary
LibreDNS scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the DNS resolvers criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and Encrypted DNS. It partly meets security headers and no query logs. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and DNSSEC validation. It is based in Greece: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 65 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The server deployment scripts are published under AGPL-3.0 and run open-source DNS software.
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Yes
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 website source is public and loads no analytics or third-party scripts.
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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?
Run by volunteers and funded by donations through Open Collective. 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
Encrypted DNS Weight 3 of 3
Are DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS supported?
DoH and DoT endpoints are both documented.
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Partial
No query logs Weight 3 of 3
Are queries stored without IP addresses, and is this independently audited?
The site states logging is disabled for the DNS daemon. Not audited.
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No
DNSSEC validation Weight 1 of 3
Does the resolver validate DNSSEC?
A test query for the deliberately broken dnssec-failed.org resolves normally, so DNSSEC is not validated.
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.