The behavior history of the net is leaked.DNS service that can protect data with one switch [Today's Life Hack Tool]

In the world, the awareness of handling "your own data" is rapidly increasing.

Some people may have shifted to remote work and have reviewed the security of the Internet connection environment.

In fact, data such as action history leaked.

I am grateful that the contents of the recommendation will be personalized, but I would like to be able to control the use of it myself.

Therefore, this time, I will introduce two DNS services that can easily protect your data.

In order not to know the website browsing history by third parties

Speaking of action history, many people think of cookies, but I would like to consider the access history to DNS separately.

As a premise, imagine a DNS as a Google Map that indicates the address of the web page.

Users can reach them smoothly if they know the name of the destination.

Internet communication begins when the "resolver", which is responsible for the name resolution, gets a destination IP address based on the domain name.

In the standard DNS, the request was flat, and there was a weak point in which it could be intercepted and tampered with.

As a means to solve this problem, there are mechanisms such as DNS-OVER-HTTPS (DOH) and DNS-OVER-TLS (Dot), which encrypts DNS requests, and only specify the resolver according to the setting guide in "Controld".This mechanism is available.

Block malware and SNS with simple operation

In addition, malware, advertising, SNS, adult content, IoT device data collection, etc. can be blocked with one switch, making it easy to schedule.

Some security software and routers have such filtering functions, but the advantage of "Controld" is that the software is not installed and the options are abundant.

If the last mileage communication is encrypted, it is still safe.

By the way, even if the DNS request is encrypted, the browsing history is not completely protected.

In fact, since information such as the connection destination is exchanged prior to encryption communication, the "last mile" between the user's terminal and the encryption communication is still thin.

In addition to the DNS request, the DNS of "CloudFlare" will enhance the security of the last mileage data.

It can be used by specifying the public DNS resolver "1.1.1.1", and the "WARP" app can encrypt communication from the user's terminal.

There is a VPN as a mechanism that is close to this, but WARP is attractive to install the desktop app.

Not only safety but also speed

The DNS of "CloudFlare" has a reputation for being fast.

When I ran "DNS Benchmark" in Gibson Research, which measures the high performance of DNS services, "1.1.1.1" is the fourth in my environment, and the standard DNS resolver of "CONTROLD" is the 41st.

"1.1.1.1" only claims the fastest in the world, and the connection is fast.

You can also set a simple filter

There are also simple filters such as "blocking malware and adult content", and there are many cases where here is enough.

Furthermore, as a blind spot, there is a risk that the DNS service itself abuses data.

In that regard, "CloudFlare" seems to be able to introduce with confidence because a third -party organization has been investigated.

The DNS service "CONTROLD" introduced this time can be used for users from the official website, and can be used for free if only DNS-OVER-HTTPS and DNS-OVER-TLS are registered.

To use other services such as filtering, you need to register for a paid plan from $ 20 (about 2200 yen) per year.You can try it for free for 7 days.

The "Warp" app of "CloudFlare" can be downloaded from the official page, which is available for free.

Source: Controld, CloudFlare