On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 07:18:21PM +0100, [email protected] wrote 2.0K bytes in 53 lines about: : AIUI here is the DNS situation ("leaks") when using an ISP, a VPN, and Tor. : : If I am using my ISPs DNS then they can log the websites via my DNS requests.
The dns server sees every request involving a hostname, IM, web, ssh, etc. : If I am using a commercial VPN then the VPNs DNS logs the websites. : However, my ISP does not see the DNS requests (or the website since : all traffic flows through the encrypted VPN). It depends on the VPN. Many vpns don't touch your dns settings, therefore your local resolver sees the requests. : If I am using Tor then all DNS resolution is done by the Tor exit : node. No DNS requests leave my computer unencrypted - unlike in the : previous two examples. If the apps are set to use tor correctly, yes. -- Andrew pgp 0x31B0974B *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected] with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
