Quad9
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A public DNS service focused on privacy and security.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 30%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (2)
- 4Hacker News·9/4/2026securityQuad9 open DNS resolver promotes privacy and malware blocking
Quad9 is a free recursive DNS service that replaces a user’s default DNS resolver and blocks lookups for known malicious domains using threat intelligence feeds. The service is designed to improve security, support encrypted connections where available, and avoid logging IP-address-linked data to protect privacy.
- 5Hacker News·9/4/2026securityMullvad to shut down its public encrypted DNS and migrate users to Quad9
Mullvad will discontinue its public encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS servers and instead sponsor Quad9, a privacy-focused DNS provider. Users who manually configured Mullvad DNS must switch by November 2, 2026, while default Mullvad Browser settings will migrate automatically to Quad9.