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DNS servers act as bridges between hostnames, and IP addresses. Your Internet Service Provider's DNS (ISP) works behind the scenes to find the IP address of the webserver where you are entering a website URL. After it does that, it will help you retrieve the website information. DNS servers are essential for the functioning of the Internet.
– A third-party DNS server may offer better speed depending on where you are located. – It can unlock content that is region-blocked – An alternate DNS server will give you the best privacy because your ISP can't track your browsing history and pass it on to advertisers. – This provides the best protection against security threats like ransomware, malware, phishing, and other attacks.
There are several public DNS servers you can use. Discussed below are the features and highlights of the top 3such servers that can be used by individuals as well as businesses.
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Google's DNS service was introduced in 2009 to provide a safer and more efficient alternative to the default DNS servers of local ISPs. DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions), validation was added to all DNS queries by the search engine giant. It became the largest DNS service, handling more than a trillion queries each day in 2018. Google Public DNS, like Cloudflare has simple-to-remember addresses. Its primary address (88.8.8) and secondary address (8.8.4) are its addresses.
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Cloudflare DNS, a well-structured cloud-infrastructure company Cloudflare, is one of the top public DNS servers. Cloudflare DNS is a consumer DNS service that is well-known for its outstanding performance and independently audited privacy policies. The public DNS service was launched in 2018 and powered by advanced technologies such as reverse proxy, global CD, recursive DNS, and many other. Cloudflare declares openly that it has access to over 7 million domain names from the server hosting its DNS service.
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The Quad9 DNS service is designed to protect users from landing on malicious domains or exploit kit compromised domains. The server draws threat intelligence from many sources, including the Anti-Phishing Working Group, IBM X-Force and Cisco, F-Secure and Netlab. Quad9 offers DNSSEC validation for its resolvers to protect users from domain spoofing, and other types of attacks that start with the sharing of false DNS data. Quad9 verifies that the DNS data sent cryptographically matches the DNSSEC response.