How DNS over HTTPS is Reshaping Privacy, Performance, and Policy in the Internet Ecosystem

9 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2019

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Kevin Borgolte

Ruhr University Bochum

Tithi Chattopadhyay

Princeton University

Nick Feamster

University of Chicago

Mihir Kshirsagar

Princeton University

Jordan Holland

Princeton University

Austin Hounsel

Princeton University

Paul Schmitt

Princeton University

Date Written: July 27, 2019

Abstract

Internet communication relies on the Domain Name System (DNS), which maps a human-readable Internet destination to an IP address. A recent proposal for transmitting DNS over HTTPS (DoH) enhances client privacy by tunneling DNS over secure HTTP (HTTPS). In this paper, we explore the policy implications of consolidated DoH by systematically analyzing the marketplace, measure its performance effects, and investigate how it affects the different stakeholders, including consumers. We enumerate the agents in the marketplace as well as their market incentives. We then examine the performance of DoH through client-based measurements compare unencrypted DNS with DoH. As DoH deployments change the competitive landscape of the market, we explore their effect on other operators, ISPs, and broadband access at the last mile, as well as the potential regulatory and policy implications of DoH deployments.

Keywords: DNS,DoH

Suggested Citation

Borgolte, Kevin and Chattopadhyay, Tithi and Feamster, Nick and Kshirsagar, Mihir and Holland, Jordan and Hounsel, Austin and Schmitt, Paul, How DNS over HTTPS is Reshaping Privacy, Performance, and Policy in the Internet Ecosystem (July 27, 2019). TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3427563 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3427563

Kevin Borgolte

Ruhr University Bochum ( email )

Universitätsstraße 150
Faculty of Computer Science
Bochum, 44801
Germany

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Tithi Chattopadhyay

Princeton University ( email )

22 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

Nick Feamster

University of Chicago ( email )

Chicago, IL
United States

Mihir Kshirsagar

Princeton University ( email )

22 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

Jordan Holland

Princeton University ( email )

22 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

Austin Hounsel

Princeton University ( email )

22 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

Paul Schmitt (Contact Author)

Princeton University ( email )

22 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

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