freebsd-ports/dns/dnscrypt-proxy/pkg-descr
Kurt Jaeger 1a00d2aef7 dns/dnscrypt-proxy: 1.4.0 -> 1.4.2
Changes:
https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/releases

PR:		195664
Submitted by:	lightside@gmx.com
Reviewed by:	riggs
Approved by:	freebsd@dns-lab.com (maintainer)
2015-01-04 09:46:52 +00:00

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The dnscrypt-proxy provides local service, which can be used directly as your
local resolver or as a DNS forwarder, encrypting and authenticating requests
using the DNSCrypt [1] protocol and passing them to an upstream server.
The DNSCrypt protocol uses high-speed high-security elliptic-curve cryptography
and is very similar to DNSCurve [2], but focuses on securing communications
between a client and its first-level resolver.
While not providing end-to-end security, it protects the local network, which
is often the weakest point of the chain, against man-in-the-middle attacks.
It also provides some confidentiality to DNS queries.
Reference links:
1. https://www.opendns.com/technology/dnscrypt/
2. http://dnscurve.org
WWW: http://dnscrypt.org