DNS – The Original Plaintext Protocol

Update: 2025-04-09

Description

This episode explores how DNS, traditionally in plaintext, exposes user intentions and becomes a target for censorship via spoofing, redirection, or injection. It covers classic DNS-based blocking tactics and examines how the fragmented, distributed nature of the DNS ecosystem influences censorship approaches.

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In Channel

Future of Network Censorship and Plaintext

2025-05-0514:58

MASQUE – Tunneling Through HTTP

2025-04-3010:01

Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) – Cloaking the Handshake

2025-04-2512:00

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) – Obfuscating the Resolver

2025-04-2113:09

Choke Points and Organizational Control

2025-04-0411:36

The Plaintext Problem

2025-04-0110:14

DDoS Attacks: Tools of Repression and Expression

2025-02-0415:56

The Fundamentals of Internet Censorship

2025-01-3113:37

DNS – The Original Plaintext Protocol

2025-04-0914:05

The Human Element: User Perspectives on Circumvention

2025-03-2919:01

The Complexities of Internet Shutdowns

2025-03-2414:11

Circumvention Strategies: Bypassing Censorship

2025-02-1121:11

Deep Packet Inspection and the Rise of HTTPS

2025-01-3126:18

Early Methods and Economic Levers

2025-01-3116:18

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DNS – The Original Plaintext Protocol

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DNS – The Original Plaintext Protocol

Nick Sullivan

DNS – The Original Plaintext Protocol