--- title: "DNSCrypt Now in Testing - qg58ahy9ww549ax" description: "The Quad9 project treats user privacy as a first-order priority along with performance and security. Part of the concept of privacy is keeping others from" date: "2018-08-30T16:47:00+00:00" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/news-blog-dns-crypt-now-in-testing/" source_url: "https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/news-blog-dns-crypt-now-in-testing/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- ![lock icon surrounded by a file icon](https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lock-760x600.jpg) The Quad9 project treats user privacy as a first-order priority along with performance and security. Part of the concept of privacy is keeping others from seeing what DNS requests you are sending. Encryption using DNS-over-TLS has been part of Quad9’s offering since launch last year. [DNSCrypt](https://dnscrypt.info/) is a protocol that has been around for some time, and many [open source systems](https://dnscrypt.info/implementations) support it, and today we announce that we are moving out of internal trials and into beta support for [DNSCrypt](https://dnscrypt.info/) on our anycast array. We’re hoping that the way we have built out our dnscrypt-proxy config fragments and files, including signing, makes it an easy drop in for testing. Once this test phase is complete, we’ll be working to get included in the DNSCrypt [public resolver list](https://dnscrypt.info/public-servers). We’ll do a short update when this complete but we anticipate no significant changes from beta to production status. You can download the Quad9 specific config from [https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.toml](https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.toml) Then just cut and paste the configuration fragment into your dnscrypt-proxy.toml file. If you comment out other public resolvers, you can test with only Quad9 servers. If you’re just looking for the Quad9 stamps go to [https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.md](https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.md) Contact our [support team](https://quad9.net/support) if you need more detailed instructions or have any questions. We’ve tested using [dnscrypt-proxy](https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/releases) on Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS (using [DNS Cloak](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-dnscrypt-doh-client/id1330471557?mt=8)). Also, we tested out [Simple DNScrypt](https://simplednscrypt.org/) for Windows. Instructions for Simple DNScryptThere are instructions below for modifying the config to test with [Simple DNScrypt](https://simplednscrypt.org/) for Windows.   - Download and install the appropriate version of Simple DNSCrypt from [https://simplednscrypt.org/](https://simplednscrypt.org/) (Make sure you have their prerequisites installed) - Download the file located at [https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.toml](https://www.quad9.net/quad9-resolvers.toml) - Open the “dnscrypt-proxy.toml” file located in the Simple DNSCrypt folder (Unless you moved it or changed the install path, this should be located at “C:Program FilesbitbeansSimple DNSCrypt x64dnscrypt-proxy”). **You will need administrator privileges for this task.** - Append the contents of “quad9-resolvers.toml” to the end of the “dnscrypt-proxy.toml”, after the [sources] section. Make sure to save your changes. - Your “dnscrypt-proxy.toml” file should now look something like this:       - If you already started Simple DNSCrypt, make sure to completely close any running instance of it. - Open the program and start the DNSCrypt Service using the toggle bar, then select the Network Card you’d like to use from the available list. ![step7-min.png](https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/step7_min_a9b92c25e4.png) - Then, disable the “only servers without filter” option in the configuration section, and hit “apply settings”. ![step8-1-min.png](https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/step8_1_min_bde3221830.png) - Next, select the Resolvers tab at the top. From the Available Resolvers select “quad9 dnscrypt ip4-filter-pri” and “quad9 dnscrypt ip4-filter-alt”. Then, disable Automatic Mode, and hit “apply settings”. Note: If you do not see quad9 in the resolvers list, turn off dnscrypt, close the program entirely, and redo steps 3-5. ![quad9-simple-list-filter-min.png](https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/quad9_simple_list_filter_min_78caa964ab.png) - To test if your configuration is working properly, go to [https://www.dnsleaktest.com/results.html](https://www.dnsleaktest.com/results.html) and perform an extended test. If you followed these instructions successfully your results should look like this: ![stepcheck-min.png](https://quad9.faceliftdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/stepcheck_min_cc9a54bb6f.png)   **PCH is one of our founding partners and provides much of the IP networking infrastructure that allows Quad9 to have a worldwide presence.