Last Updated on: 22nd November 2023, 12:21 am
PowerDNS have launched DNSdist 1.8 to provide CPE (customer premise equipment) manufacturers and solution providers with improved security and encrypted DNS functionality on routers for the first time.
This development brings DNS encryption with DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to routers, helping to protect the confidentiality and integrity of traffic in the ‘first mile’ of internet access. In addition, it also provides additional capabilities such as scripting, rate-limiting, and caching, as well as adding DNS-based security filtering on the router, much closer to the end-user.
The launch of DNSdist 1.8 also makes efficient use of the resources within the ‘lower-spec’ devices that ISPs typically provide as routers. It is now available for the open-source router-designated operating system OpenWrt, meaning DNSdist can now run on hardware with even the most limited RAM, storage, and CPU footprint.
Bob Brandt, VP Engineering at PowerDNS, said: “Making DNSdist ‘router-ready’ was no small feat – as most routers have very limited CPU-power and RAM available – and we’re excited about the possibilities it opens up. We firmly believe that DNSdist will become an invaluable tool to have on routers, which will also help further drive the adoption of encrypted DNS and help deliver a safer internet experience for consumers.”
PowerDNS have released the DNSdist 1.8, providing CPE (customer premise equipment) manufacturers and solution providers with improved security and encrypted DNS functionality on routers for the first time. This new development helps protect the confidentiality and integrity of traffic in the ‘first mile’ of internet access, in addition to providing capabilities such as scripting, rate-limiting, and caching, and adding DNS-based security filtering on the router.
Bob Brandt, VP Engineering at PowerDNS, commented: “Making DNSdist ‘router-ready’ was no small feat – as most routers have very limited CPU-power and RAM available – and we’re excited about the possibilities it opens up. We firmly believe that DNSdist will become an invaluable tool to have on routers, which will also help further drive the adoption of encrypted DNS and help deliver a safer internet experience for consumers.”
DNSdist 1.8 is now available for the open-source router-designated operating system OpenWrt, allowing it to run on hardware with even the most limited RAM, storage, and CPU footprint.
PowerDNS hope that this launch of DNSdist 1.8 will help to further drive the adoption of encrypted DNS, providing an extra layer of security for end-users and protecting the initial gateway into their home or office networks.
