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Encryption and trust

DNS leak

Also called dns privacy

Lookups leaving outside a VPN tunnel, telling the local network every name you visit.

It happens when the resolver stays on the local network. VPN clients close it by pushing a resolver reachable only through the tunnel. Encrypted DNS (DoH, DoT) protects lookups even without a VPN.

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