🌐 Website Issue | DNSCrypt tool vs protocol? #684
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I think the word "Tool" is a bit misleading here as it's a protocol as the description mentions, but this may leave a confusion to the readers on which it is. I cannot think of a better word though, but wished to raise this issue.
DNSCrypt is a protocol and there are different implementations of it: https://dnscrypt.info/implementations/
So, the better wording might be "implementation" vs. "protocol".
Maybe, we should also mention DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.
For DNS-over-TLS (DoT) we can use Stubby in combination with PiHole. Works great
The advantage is that clients (in that network) doesn't need any tool like DNSCrypt.
I don't know if implementation is any better word unless actual implementation is linked.
DNSCrypt-proxy also supports DNS over HTTPS, but don't have interest in DNS over TLS (https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/issues/68#issuecomment-362526814).
DNS is a protocol, while DNSCrypt in an implementation of encryption over DNS.
Although DNSCrypt site itself uses "protocol" that's not the correct term, see:
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Wikipedia defines Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) as an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for secure communication over a computer network.
Likewise, DNSCrypt is an extension of DNS and hopefully a soon-to-become standard like HTTPS has become.
update on this, @mikeala ?
No news, but looking at this again, I think I will:
Feel free to PR or take over or self-assign, my self-assignment is once again just a reminder for me to actually do this sometime.