jcanfield
6/12/2014 - 12:45 AM
Public DNS Servers
Public DNS Servers
DNS.md
A list of reasonably reliable DNS servers that I've personally tested to ensure that they fully support DNSSEC and do not hijack NXDOMAIN responses.
IPv4
| Address | Organization | Location | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8.8.8 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Google Public DNS | |
| 8.8.4.4 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Google Public DNS | |
| 1.1.1.1 | Cloudflare | Worldwide (Anycast) | 1.1.1.1 Public DNS |
| 1.0.0.1 | Cloudflare | Worldwide (Anycast) | 1.1.1.1 Public DNS |
| 80.80.80.80 | Freenom | Worldwide (Anycast) | Freenom World Public DNS |
| 80.80.81.81 | Freenom | Worldwide (Anycast) | Freenom World Public DNS |
| 9.9.9.10 | Quad9 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Quad9 Unsecure DNS |
| 149.112.112.10 | Quad9 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Quad9 Unsecure DNS |
| 64.6.64.6 | Verisign | United States | Verisign Public DNS |
| 64.6.65.6 | Verisign | United States | Verisign Public DNS |
| 156.154.70.5 | Neustar | United States | Neustar DNS Advantage |
| 156.154.71.5 | Neustar | United States | Neustar DNS Advantage |
| 74.113.60.185 | Lightning Wire Labs | United States | Lightning Wire Labs Public DNS |
| 81.3.27.54 | Lightning Wire Labs | Germany | Lightning Wire Labs Public DNS |
| 194.150.168.168 | Chaos Computer Club | Germany | CCC Public DNS |
| 77.109.148.136 | Xiala | Switzerland | Xiala Public DNS |
| 77.109.148.137 | Xiala | Switzerland | Xiala Public DNS |
| 109.69.8.51 | puntCAT | Spain | puntCAT Public DNS |
| 91.239.100.100 | censurfridns.dk | Europe (Anycast) | UncensoredDNS |
| 89.233.43.71 | censurfridns.dk | Denmark | UncensoredDNS |
IPv6
| Address | Organization | Location | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001:4860:4860::8888 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Google Public DNS | |
| 2001:4860:4860::8844 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Google Public DNS | |
| 2606:4700:4700::1111 | Cloudflare | Worldwide (Anycast) | 1.1.1.1 Public DNS |
| 2606:4700:4700::1001 | Cloudflare | Worldwide (Anycast) | 1.1.1.1 Public DNS |
| 2620:fe::10 | Quad9 | Worldwide (Anycast) | Quad9 Unsecure DNS |
| 2620:74:1b::1:1 | Verisign | United States | Verisign Public DNS |
| 2620:74:1c::2:2 | Verisign | United States | Verisign Public DNS |
| 2610:a1:1018::5 | Neustar | United States | Neustar DNS Advantage |
| 2610:a1:1019::5 | Neustar | United States | Neustar DNS Advantage |
| 2001:470:bbf2:2::1 | Lightning Wire Labs | United States | Lightning Wire Labs Public DNS |
| 2001:1620:2078:137:: | Xiala | Switzerland | Xiala Public DNS |
| 2001:67c:28a4:: | censurfridns.dk | Europe (Anycast) | UncensoredDNS |
| 2a01:3a0:53:53:: | censurfridns.dk | Denmark | UncensoredDNS |
DNS-over-HTTPS
| URI | Organization | Location | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://dns.google.com/resolve | Worldwide (Load Balanced) | Google Public DNS | |
| https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query | Cloudflare | Worldwide (Anycast) | 1.1.1.1 Public DNS |
The servers in this list were last tested April 1, 2018. I make no guarantee that they will continue to function in a reliable and compliant manner in the future.