HowTo: Secure DNS + AdBlocking: DNS over HTTPS(Firefox)(2024)

This is part of a series to show how to secure your DNS with the option of adding AdBlocking. Depending on what option you choose, it could be your whole network, your Apple device, or your browser. In this part I will configure Firefox to use DNS over HTTPS.

By now every one should have heard of HTTPS (Secure HTTP) and be using it for their own protection as they browse the web. Most good web browsers warn you when you navigate to a non-secure site.

DNS is used to convert the name of a site (eg www.apple-q.org.au) to an IP web address (eg: 203.12.171.70). This process is not always encrypted (ie secure). DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS aims to fix this. Once again all good web browsers should support this, however it is not always enabled.

Here is how...