Web Security via DNS

 There are a number of great free DNS offerings to help keep yourself and your family safe while browsing the Internet in 2020.  With the growing threat of ransomware and bad actors taking advantage of COVID and WFH, it is critical to keep your home network safe from these threats.

Here's my list of my "favorites" - simply update your home router and/or devices to use these IP's for DNS lookups.

CloudFlare DNS IP's  (https://cloudflare-dns.com/)

No Blocking

• Primary DNS: 1.1.1.1
• Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.1

Malware Blocking Only

• Primary DNS: 1.1.1.2
• Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.2

Malware and Adult Content

• Primary DNS: 1.1.1.3
• Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.3

Quad9 DNS IP's (https://www.quad9.net/)

• Primary DNS: 9.9.9.9
• Secondary DNS: 149.112.112.112

OpenDNS (https://use.opendns.com/)

• Primary DNS: 208.67.222.222
• Secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220

CleanBrowsing DNS Filters (https://cleanbrowsing.org/filters)

We have 3 free content filters available via IPv4 and IPv6. Choose the one that fits your needs the most. All our IP addresses accept DNS request to the standard port 53 and 5353. DNS over TLS is available over port 853 and DNScrypt over port 8443.

• Security Filter: Malicious domains blocked (phishing, malware).
• 185.228.168.9
• Adult Filter: Adult domains blocked; Search Engines set to safe mode; +Security Filter
• 185.228.168.10
• Family Filter: Proxies, VPNs & Mixed Adult Content blocked; Youtube to safe mode; +Adult
• 185.228.168.168

Neustar Public DNS  (https://www.publicdns.neustar/)

Unfiltered  (No blocking)

• 156.154.70.5
• 156.154.71.5

Threat Protection (Malware, Ransomware, Spyware, Phishing)

• 156.154.70.2
• 156.154.71.2

Family Secure (Threat +  Gambling, Adult, Violence, Hate/Discrimination)

• 156.154.70.3
• 156.154.71.3