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SecureDNS will shutdown on 30th of April 2020

76 points| post-factum | 6 years ago |securedns.eu | reply

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[+] AnonC|6 years ago|reply
I didn’t find any information about this service’s infrastructure and presence. There isn’t much information about its operations either. It seems like a single person project, which is something people shouldn’t rely on especially if it’s going to help you connect online (or don’t tell common people to rely on these).

With bigger providers like Google and Cloudflare providing free DNS and having presence around the world (to reduce latency), it’s not going to be easy to compete for others.

Recently I switched from Cloudflare to NextDNS. I like the fact that NextDNS has a closer presence in many locations (for lower latency) and also has several ad blocking lists you can subscribe to. It’s close to having a Pi-Hole on the cloud and close to having a non-customized uBlock Origin on the cloud. The web interface to customize this is easy to use. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s not a simple DNS configuration if you aren’t interested in additional protections or ad blocking lists. It requires an app for every supported platform. I don’t recall seeing a set of IP addresses published upfront by NextDNS, like how Google DNS and Cloudflare do. The pricing will be another factor to consider whenever it exits beta.

[+] jccooper|6 years ago|reply
NextDNS does have regular DNS servers so you don't have to have an app, though you do have to register your device IP so it's not a good option for mobile use.
[+] dbliss|6 years ago|reply
Nextdns does have published DNS ips:

45.90.28.245 45.90.30.245

[+] als0|6 years ago|reply
What's the reason for the shutdown? Not enough donations? Too many/few users?
[+] exikyut|6 years ago|reply
The bit about "No logs are kept regarding DNS related traffic, nor will I turn any over." leapt out at me, but I honestly have no idea.
[+] notRobot|6 years ago|reply
A real pity. Users can check out https://nextdns.io for a feature-complete alternative. I've had a great experience with them.
[+] bjoli|6 years ago|reply
I tried it. it is a bit like pi-hole as a service. very nice, and very full featured. I have started noticing more apps using their own DNS servers though. in my home lan I get a lot of blocked requests to 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 which are my primary DNS, but only coming from my pi-hole.
[+] daneel_w|6 years ago|reply
That's a shame. I've been using his great service for two years now. For rotation I also use https://blog.uncensoreddns.org/ which may be a suitable replacement for anyone else also using SecureDNS.
[+] ollo|6 years ago|reply
I see a lot of comments mentioning NextDNS. How is it compared to OpenDNS?
[+] AnonC|6 years ago|reply
OpenDNS was bought by Cisco in 2015. The website looks very different from how it used to be before that, and seems to be targeted at enterprises. It seems like one would have to dig in deep to find the erstwhile service and management of filters that it had offered.
[+] m-p-3|6 years ago|reply
So far I like it, it's been a great supplement to uBlock Origin and it was easy to setup.