Restena DNS Resolver key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Fondation Restena
- Headquarters
- Luxembourg (LU)
- Ownership
- Part of Restena Foundation
- Data hosting
- Luxembourg
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted (Restena Foundation network)
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- Google Public DNS, Cloudflare DNS, OpenDNS
About Restena DNS Resolver
The Restena Foundation's Public DNS Resolver is a sovereign utility designed to provide secure and confidential DNS resolution. It serves both the research and education community in Luxembourg and the general public. The service emphasizes 'neutrality,' meaning it does not manipulate DNS responses or censor content, and 'validation,' using DNSSEC to ensure the authenticity of data. To protect user privacy against eavesdropping, the public-facing service is accessible exclusively via encrypted protocols like DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS. Data collection is strictly limited to the technical minimum required for operation, with a commitment not to monetize or share request data with third parties.
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