The seven largest web browsers are finally activating plans for the practical operation of the new protocol to protect the privacy of individual users while roaming and doing their online activities, known as "DOH", despite the widespread rejection of the protocol by Internet service providers and experts. Information and network security, which they see as destructive to insurance and protection systems.

A technical survey conducted by analysts of the network «ZDNet», specialized in technology, on the seven largest browsers, to find out its position on the new protocol, that the seven programs have, since the beginning of this month already equipped with practical procedures, enabling users to activate and operate the protocol Doh.

These include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, which is leading the trend, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Opera, Brive and Vivaldi.

According to the survey conducted on the seven browsers, it was found that the degrees of readiness and operation of the protocol «DoH», were as follows:

«Firefox»

Mozilla, the owner of the Firefox browser, is leading the approach to operating the DoH protocol, in partnership with CloudFlare, a specialist in Internet traffic management. With the latest browser update, support for Doh is available by default, with no action required.

"Chrom"

Google Chrome is the second browser after Firefox, which is ready to run and support the protocol, but does not run by default, such as «Firefox», but need to be enabled by the user and run by himself, by going to : (chrome: // / flags / # dns-over-https). After enabling DOH in Chrome, the browser will send DNS queries to the DNS servers themselves, as before.

Edge

Microsoft's plan for DOH includes activation by early next year, when the Edge version of Chromium's open-source browser, Chrome, is released. However, users can enable this protocol in the current version, based on «Chromium», through the following link: (edge: / / flags / # dns-over-https), and when enabled does "Edge" protocol.

"Safari"

Apple usually delays in making decisions of this kind, but it has been noted that recent versions of the Safari browser are beginning to direct privacy features towards the individual user, so there is a high probability that a decision has been made about the DOH protocol. Probably early next year.

Opera

Opera has already introduced support for the DOH protocol for its browser of the same name, but it is not enabled by default, but the user needs to run it himself, without going through any users long or additional or complicated steps, and therefore proceed Firefox's approach to operating is through the program's settings.

«Prev»

Support for DOH is not yet ready in the Brave browser, as Chrome and Firefox work, but Tom Reenthal, product manager at Reef Security, said the company has an access plan. Browser for this level of readiness, but there is no specific timetable for startup ».

Vivaldi

A spokesman for Vivaldi said its browser support for the DoH protocol was closely linked to Chrome's implementation. However, those who wish to enable it through the browser can do so at the following link: (vivaldi: // flags / # dns-over-https). Because Vivaldi works in the same way as Chrome, it will not encrypt DNS queries unless the user uses an operating system-level DNS server that supports DOH.

DOH Protocol

DOH is defined as a technical standard that is added to web browsers as part of a set of standards or protocols used to communicate users' computers and servers that host various websites, services, systems and applications on the Internet. His mission is to encrypt and hide the Internet user's domain name data, called DNS data. It disguises user data by combining it with the data used in the “Secure Text Transfer” standard, known in the Internet as the “HTTPS” standard.