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DNS over HTTPS

Protocol to run DNS queries over HTTPS

Entitycomputer network protocolQ50826096

Also known as DoH · Domain Name System over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Instance of: computer network protocol

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DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is a protocol for performing remote Domain Name System (DNS) resolution via the HTTPS protocol. A goal of the method is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks by using the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data between the DoH client and the DoH-based DNS resolver. By March 2018, Google and the Mozilla Foundation had started testing versions of DNS over HTTPS. In February 2020, Firefox switched to DNS over HTTPS by default for users in the United States. In May 2020, Chrome switched to DNS over HTTPS by default.

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Based on: Domain Name System
Media type: application/dns-message
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1.Stated in RFC 8484: DNS Queries over HTTPS (DoH)Retrieved 2018-11-03
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Uses: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
OSI Model layer location: application layer
Port: 443 protocol: Transmission Control Protocol
443 statement is subject of: DNS over HTTP/3 · protocol: QUIC
Short name: DoH

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