[tor-bugs] #28955 [Applications/Orbot]: should Orbot include DNS forwarder backed by DNS-over-TLS

Wed Jan 2 14:26:33 UTC 2019

#28955: should Orbot include DNS forwarder backed by DNS-over-TLS
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 Reporter:  eighthave           |          Owner:  n8fr8
     Type:  defect              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Orbot  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal              |     Resolution:
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Comment (by eighthave):

 One way to start with this would be just to make the DNS server available
 in Orbot, but not force anything to use it.  We're working on a NetCipher
 library that enables ESNI in any Android app.  That library could then be
 configured to always use the Orbot DNS server.

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