DNSCrypt and VPN: is this safe?

Discussion in 'privacy technology' started by FuZzY_BuBbLeS, Feb 13, 2013.

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  1. I am using Mullvad's VPN service, and as expected www.dnsleaktest.com shows only Mullvad DNS servers.

    I tried using DNSCrypt at the same time as the VPN to see what would happen, and now dnsleaktest shows an OpenDNS server in Norway. Without using a VPN, but still using DNSCrypt, it shows an OpenDNS server in my home country.

    Does this mean that DNSCrypt and OpenDNS only see the IP address of the VPN when I use them at the same time, hence the location of the OpenDNS server changes, or do they still see my real IP?
     
  2. No worries, I figured it out by myself. To check for IP leaks/see what IP OpenDNS will see, run the following commands in command prompt:

    nslookup
    > set type=txt
    > debug.opendns.com

    The result will look something like this:
    debug.opendns.com text =
    "server 5.fra"
    debug.opendns.com text =
    "flags 20 0 2f4 0"
    debug.opendns.com text =
    "id 0"
    debug.opendns.com text =
    "source <your IP will be here>:53728"
    debug.opendns.com text =
    "dnscrypt enabled (34GK67987909)"

    The IP address after "source" is the IP they see in their logs, so it should match the one you get from your VPN. Using DNSCrypt, I got the "dnscrypt enabled" message and my 'fake' IP was shown, so it's all good: DNS queries encrypted, and OpenDNS doesn't know who I am.
     
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