Do you use a sinkhole?

[NeoMetallix]

A DNS sinkhole, that is. The most popular being a pi-hole. It prevents certain IPs and domains for even loading to your devices on a network level.

It is commonly used to prevent tracking, phishing, and ads.

Anyone here use one?

 

[Riberet19]

No, and I've never heard of such software or protocol, sounds interesting, maybe I should explore in more detail what it's all about, is it like a VPN or is it different?

 

[NeoMetallix]

No, and I've never heard of such software or protocol, sounds interesting, maybe I should explore in more detail what it's all about, is it like a VPN or is it different?

Maybe this explains it a little better

"DNS sinkhole or black hole DNS is used to spoof DNS servers to prevent resolving hostnames of specified URLs. This can be achieved by configuring the DNS forwarder to return a false IP address to a specific URL. DNS sinkholing can be used to prevent access to malicious URLs at an enterprise level."

Leveraging DNS Sinkholes for Malware Prevention | Infosec

Discover how DNS sinkholes can be your weapon against malware, spoofing servers and blocking malicious URLs for enhanced enterprise security.

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