From 77b304c92e991d45bf7a533a9afa83f457378fc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 05:09:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add section on default DNS servers
---
static/faq.html | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html
index c291bb10..4933c154 100644
--- a/static/faq.html
+++ b/static/faq.html
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
bundled apps make by default?
What does GrapheneOS do about cellular
tracking and silent SMS?
+ Which DNS servers are used by default?
How do I use a custom DNS server?
Why does Private DNS not accept IP
addresses?
@@ -375,6 +376,16 @@
sending texts or other data is not required or particularly useful to track devices
connected to a network for an adversary with the appropriate access.
+
+
+ By default, the OS uses the network-provided DNS servers, whether those come from
+ DHCP or static network configuration. If no DNS servers are provided, GrapheneOS uses
+ Cloudflare DNS
+ as the fallback rather than Google Public DNS. In practice, the fallback is rarely
+ used and has little real world impact.
+