DNS over HTTPS (DoH) – Are You Using It, and Is It Actually Worth Enabling?
Most of us know that changing DNS servers to something like Cloudflare, Google or Quad9 can be done fairly easily.But there's another part of DNS that doesn't seem to get discussed as often — DNS over HTTPS (DoH).
With traditional DNS, DNS queries are normally sent without encryption. DoH instead sends those requests over an encrypted HTTPS connection.
Modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and Edge support it, and Windows 11 also has support for encrypted DNS.
That sounds like an obvious improvement for privacy, but it raises a few questions.
If you've already changed your DNS provider, is enabling DoH worthwhile as well?
Could using DoH interfere with things such as network-level filtering, parental controls, Pi-hole or troubleshooting DNS problems?
And is it better to configure encrypted DNS at the operating-system/router level, rather than allowing individual browsers to handle it themselves?
Is anyone here using DNS over HTTPS?
If so, where have you configured it — browser, Windows, router or another device?
I'd be interested to hear whether you've noticed any advantages or disadvantages from using it.