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I would like a comprehensive explanation of the security and privacy risks that come with DNS prefetching. There are already other posts about this topic, but I want current information and feedback on my concerns. Thanks in advance.
The H… Continue reading How does DNS prefetching endanger security/privacy?
I am trying to understand how DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) works in both Chrome and Firefox browsers.
To do so, I have enabled DoH on each browser and set the DNS provider to Cloudflare DNS servers (1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1), at both browser and opera… Continue reading Why are DNS prefetch requests sent in clear text with DNS over HTTPS enabled?
If my web page returns X-DNS-Prefetch-Control=off, will Chrome do DNS prefetch for links like these?:
<link rel=”dns-prefetch” href=”http://www.spreadfirefox.com/”>
I know Firefox and Chromium respect this header, bu… Continue reading Does Chrome respect the X-DNS-Prefetch-Control header?
To improve performance, most browsers prefetch DNS records for linked resources in the background so that the browser already knows where to send the request the instant you click the link. This is called DNS prefetching.
This behaviour c… Continue reading What security implications does DNS prefetching have?