Unbound
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Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.
The C implementation of Unbound is developed and maintained by NLnet Labs. It is based on ideas and algorithms taken from a java prototype developed by Verisign labs, Nominet, Kirei and ep.net.
Unbound is designed as.
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- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
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- Windows
- Linux
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https://codeberg.org/brib/slopfree-software-index
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Secure tools to set up your home firewall/router.
Comments and Reviews
I used it to hide my DNS from statist spies. With DNScrypt as SimpleDNScrypt. It did work, but often broke down. I had to waste extra time to fix it by restarting the unbound service. Today I got fed up with it and switched to the Acrylic DNS proxy. So far it's been working fine. Unbound will no longer break on me.
Secure and reliable, active development