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DNS 是什么？​

DNS stands for "Domain Name System", and its purpose is to convert websites' names into IP addresses. 每次你访问一个网站，你的浏览器向DNS 服务器发送一个DNS查询用于找到网站的IP 地址 一个常规DNS 解析器只是返回请求域名的IP 地址。

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The default DNS server is usually provided by your ISP. This means that your ISP can track your online activity and sell logs to third parties.

Your device always uses some DNS server to obtain IP addresses of the domain name apps want to navigate to

There are also DNS servers that can block certain websites at DNS-level. How do they work? When your device sends a "bad" request, be it an ad or a tracker, a DNS server prevents the connection by responding with a non-routable IP address for a blocked domain.

Why use DNS for content blocking​

Absolutely everything is connected to the Internet these days, from TV to smart light bulbs, from mobile devices to smart auto. And where the Internet is, there are ads and trackers. In this case, a browser-based ad blocker has proven insufficient. To get a better protection, use DNS in combination with VPN and ad blocker.

Using DNS for content blocking has some advantages as well as obvious flaws. On the one hand, DNS has no blind spots since it observes all devices and not just the browsers. But, on the other hand, DNS blocking alone cannot provide cosmetic filtering.

什么是 AdGuard DNS？​

AdGuard DNS is one of the most privacy-oriented DNS services on the market. It supports such reliable encryption protocols as DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and DNS-over-QUIC. It can work as a regular DNS resolver in Non-filtering mode, but also it can provide DNS-level content blocking: identify requests to ad, tracking, and/or adult domains (optionally), and respond with an empty response. AdGuard has its own base of domain names that serve ads, trackers, and fraud, and it is regularly updated.

An approximate scheme of how AdGuard DNS works

About 75% of AdGuard DNS traffic is encrypted. This is actually what differentiates content-blocking DNS servers from others. If you take a look at CloudFlare or Quad9 stats, you’ll see that encrypted DNS is just a small share of all queries.

AdGuard DNS exists in two main forms: public AdGuard DNS and private AdGuard DNS. Both of these services do not require installing any apps. They are easy to set up and use, and provide users with the minimum features necessary to block ads, trackers, malicious websites, and adult content (if required). There are no restrictions on what devices they can be used with.

Despite so many similarities, private AdGuard DNS and public AdGuard DNS are two different services. Their main difference is that you can customize private AdGuard DNS, while public AdGuard DNS cannot.

AdGuard产品中的DNS过滤模块​

All major AdGuard products, including AdGuard VPN, have a DNS filtering module where you can select a DNS server by a provider you trust. Of course, AdGuard DNS Default, AdGuard DNS Non-filtering and AdGuard DNS Family Protection are on the list. Also, AdGuard apps allow users to easily configure and use AdGuard DNS — public or private.