Shutting down our public encrypted DNS
Article URL: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/shutting-down-our-public-encrypted-dns-servers-and-sponsoring-quad9-instead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568579 Points: 220 # Comments: 77
Mullvad has been providing public encrypted DNS (DoH) servers since 2022. However, these services are redundant for users of Mullvad VPN, as the VPN already encrypts traffic and manages internal DNS queries. The company intends to discontinue its own DoH service and transition to Quad9 instead. Quad9 is a leading, privacy-focused DNS service, and Mullvad believes supporting it is more efficient than maintaining a comparable service internally.
Users who have configured Mullvad's DoH servers manually must switch to Quad9 before November 2nd, 2026. Instructions for this transition can be found on Quad9's website. Mullvad Browser users with default or ad-blocking DoH settings will automatically migrate to Quad9. However, users who customized their DoH settings will retain their configurations.
Mullvad will not alter manually configured DoH settings. Any iOS or macOS Mullvad DoH profiles will cease functioning and must be replaced with Quad9 profiles.
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