Usage questions for DNSCrypt-Proxy

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sone1

August 22, 2014 03:28

I have some specific usage questions about DNSCrypt-Proxy for use with Ubuntu.

I followed a guide and ended with the command

dnscrypt-proxy --daemonize –user=dnscrypt

Without any further switches/options does it default to using OpenDNS's resolver server?

I want to use specific servers, I found reference to pointing it to the full path of a CSV file.

--resolver-name="resolver's name in file" --resolvers-list="full path to file"

What is the CSV format for use with DNSCrypt?

The header of dnscrypt-resolvers.csv from github is

Name,Full name,Description,Location,Coordinates,URL,Version,DNSSEC validation,No logs,Namecoin,Resolver address,Provider name,Provider public key,Provider public key TXT record

Does DNSCrypt really read all those fields or are some just for human reference only?

Ive been using --test=0 to see if I can whittle down to a basic format and so far I got

Name,Resolver address,Provider name,Provider public key

Still uncertain if I need the other fields. Also that needs to be the header, can't have it blank or have a resolver entry as the first line.

http://www.insanitybit.com/2012/07/23/setting-up-dnscrypt-by-opendns-on-an-ubuntu-12-04-system-8/
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/master/dnscrypt-resolvers.csv
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/master/man/dnscrypt-proxy.8.markdown

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  rotblitz August 22, 2014 09:53 (Edited June 27, 2018 15:24)

  DNSCrypt is not an OpenDNS product.  You better look for help here: http://dnscrypt.org/

  Edit:
  This is now dnscrypt.info.

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  sone1 August 22, 2014 15:44

  If you don't provide any help then why is there a forum category? Why have you answered other questions but not mine?

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  rotblitz August 22, 2014 16:06

  " why is there a forum category?"

  Because OpenDNS supports the server side of DNSCrypt, i.e. it responds to DNSCrypt encrypted DNS lookups.  OpenDNS is not in charge of the client side of DNSCrypt where you are having questions for.  The client program is not from OpenDNS but is represented by the other site.

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  sone1 August 22, 2014 16:13

  Ok then another question. What is the IP:Port, provider-name and public key for OpenDNS's resolver?

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  rotblitz August 22, 2014 16:48

  IP addresses: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220, 208.67.220.222, 208.67.222.220, 2620:0:ccc::2, 2620:0:ccd::2, 208.67.222.123, 208.67.220.123

  Port numbers: 53, 443, 5353    (not all for the last two FamilyShield IP addresses)

  Provider names, see https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/blob/master/dnscrypt-resolvers.csv

  Provider key defaults to the current one for OpenDNS, see https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/blob/master/TECHNOTES

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  aurator June 27, 2018 14:20

  As of 2018, you can refer to the following link for dnscrypt-proxy installation and configuration instructions for Ubuntu:

  https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation-Debian-Ubuntu

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