Based in Switzerland. Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt.
Reviewed by Marcus Holmberg
Quad9
quad9.net 2 ratings so far*
Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
A Swiss-based resolver that blocks known-malicious domains by default and speaks DoT, DoH, and DNSCrypt, which is a sensible privacy-and-safety combination for most people. The honest caveat with any public resolver is that you are moving trust from your ISP to them, so this is only as good as Quad9’s stated no-logging policy. A strong, low-effort default for households; power users who want to see and tune everything will prefer running their own.
Website at a glance
quad9.net
B+ score 80
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 1d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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