What's new in DNSCrypt 1.0.14
Feb 13, 2017
- The previous version (1.0.13) required a recent version of openssl to be present on the system (plugins need ldns, ldns needed this). The dependency has been removed.
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.13 (Feb 9, 2017)
- No more "automatic fallback". We trust users to know when they must disable DNSCrypt.
- DNS caching for improved speed.
- New buttons to log and view blocked queries.
- New system to bypass DNSCrypt using dnscrypt-proxy forwarding module.
- Many bug fixes because old code was removed.
- dnscrypt-proxy 1.9.0 with support for the new ChaCha20 encryption.
- libsodium 1.0.11.
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.12 (Jul 31, 2016)
- Compatibility with OSX 10.12
- dnscrypt-proxy 1.7.0
- libsodium 1.0.9
- Fixed a regression in the automatic updater for the resolvers list
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.11 (Mar 3, 2016)
- Compatibility with OS X 10.11
- dnscrypt-proxy 1.6.1
- libsodium 1.0.8
- Files are not installed in /usr/local any more (for El Capitan's "rootless" configuration)
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.10 (Jul 23, 2015)
- Compatibility with OSX 10.11 beta 4
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.9 (Jul 13, 2015)
- Fixed an issue with libsodium sometimes not being found by minisign-verify
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.8 (Jul 13, 2015)
- New versions are automatically downloaded
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.7 (Jul 1, 2015)
- Fixed a bug with the automatic update system of the resolvers list.
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.6 (Jun 10, 2015)
- Updated DNSCrypt proxy to version 1.5.0
- Updated libsodium to 1.0.3-minimal
- The list of available resolvers is automatically updated
- Improved privacy: ephemeral keys have been turned on
- Improved privacy: if no resolvers have been configured, a new one is randomly chosen after each reboot
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.5 (Jan 29, 2015)
- Updated DNSCrypt proxy to version 1.4.3
- Updated libsodium to 1.0.1-minimal
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.4 (Oct 3, 2014)
- Updated DNSCrypt proxy to version 1.4.1
- Updated libsodium to 0.7.0-minimal
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.3 (Oct 3, 2014)
- Runs on OS X 10.8 (Snow Leopard), 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite)
- New set of icons, contributed by Aaron VonderHaar
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.2 (Oct 3, 2014)
- Improved installation scripts
- LDNS has been downgraded in order to work on systems without Homebrew.
New in DNSCrypt 1.0.1 (May 9, 2014)
- Include the release version of dnscrypt-proxy 1.4, with a new OpenNIC resolver.
- Wait after dnscrypt-proxy has been turned on before sending a query. This actually makes state changes faster.
- Debug log, turned off by default and deleted after every reboot. In order to enable it, create an empty file named debug.enabled in /Library/Application Support/DNSCrypt/control and the debug log file itself is /var/log/dnscrypt-osxclient-debug.log
New in DNSCrypt 0.17 Beta (Sep 29, 2012)
- dnscrypt-proxy has been updated to 1.1.0-final.
- The uninstaller is now bundled with the preference pane.
- Static default DNS resolvers can now be used instead of having them provided by a DHCP server.
- Advanced parental controls.
- Logging: outgoing queries can now be logged and displayed in real time.
- OpenDNS networks settings lock-in: use your own network settings no matter what actual network you are connected to. Now, you can stay protected from botnets, malware, phishing, and block unwanted content, even when using public Wi-Fi hotspots.
- IP-based blocking: DNS responses containing IP addresses present in a user-defined set of addresses can be blocked.
- Pattern-based name blocking: block domain names matching suffixes, prefixes and substrings.
- A list of exceptions that should bypass DNSCrypt and be resolved by a local server can be now specified.
New in DNSCrypt 0.16 Beta (Sep 20, 2012)
- dnscrypt-proxy has been updated to 1.1.0-RC2.
- Support for plugins has been added.
- The system DNS cache is now flushed after a network configuration change.
- The startup scripts can now handle plugins, static DNS configurations and user-defined exceptions lists. These new settings are not accessible through the user interface yet, but can be configured using control files.
New in DNSCrypt 0.15 Beta (Sep 10, 2012)
- dnscrypt-proxy has been updated to 1.1.0-RC1
- Queries for nowtv.com and fritz.com are now bypassing dnscrypt.
- The user interface doesn't update the DNS settings any more when using an interactive shell.
New in DNSCrypt 0.14 Beta (Aug 17, 2012)
- The preference pane can now run on OSX 10.6.
New in DNSCrypt 0.13 Beta (Aug 17, 2012)
- The DNS cache is now flushed after a configuration change.
- The release notes are now bundled with the preference pane. This reduces the startup time and ensures that these notes are consistent with the currently running version.
New in DNSCrypt 0.10 Beta (Jan 13, 2012)
- The orange dot has been replaced with a green one.
- Some content in the preferences pane wasn't always properly loaded on Snow Leopard. This has been fixed.
New in DNSCrypt 0.9 Beta (Jan 10, 2012)
- A new icon set, due to popular request.
- The dnscrypt settings are persistent across reboots.
New in DNSCrypt 0.8 Beta (Dec 15, 2011)
- DNSCrypt doesn't require administrative privileges any more.
New in DNSCrypt 0.7 Beta (Dec 7, 2011)