DNSSEC

Name: DNSSEC
Rating: 3.075 (40 reviews)
Author: Antoine POPINEAU

By: Antoine POPINEAU

Check the DNSsec status of every website you browse.

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Features & Capabilities

The DNSSEC Chrome extension provides a simple way to check the DNSSEC status of every website you visit. It displays in your browser's URL bar whether the domain's DNS zones are signed and secure with DNSSEC, helping users stay informed about website security. To perform DNS queries, the extension currently uses Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 or Google Public DNS services, ensuring accuracy but noting some privacy implications.

Future updates plan to support custom DNS over HTTPS services, enhancing privacy and user control. This user-friendly tool is essential for anyone concerned about DNS security and verifying the authenticity of visited web domains seamlessly.

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Version:

1.1.1resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5729345

Creation date:

2017-11-25

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Size:

25.09KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

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Ranking

# 5,480 ▼ 109

Other rankings

#85 in status keyword 25 ▼ 3#145 in query keyword 13 #184 in browsing keyword 43 ▲ 6#239 in performance keyword 18 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

Antoine POPINEAU

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dnssec/

User Reviews

Pros

Works well for DNSSEC validation
Simple user interface
No extra steps to install
Helpful for enhancing security against DNS manipulation
Positive feedback indicating improvement over time

Cons

Limited to only Cloudflare and Google as DNS resolvers
Inaccurate results reported by users
Privacy concerns due to reliance on external resolvers
Cannot verify local domains properly
Some users experienced complete failure of the add-on functionality

Recent reviews

This used to work fine, but now reports 100% of websites as "not secure by DNSSEC" when using Cloudflare as the resolver. Setting it to Google solves the problem. Ultimately though this extension needs support for custom DoH resolvers.

by Ær*****, 2025-06-12

While cloudflare.com/ssl/encrypted-sni/#results tells me that "DNSSEC. Attackers cannot trick you into visiting a fake website by manipulating DNS responses for domains that are outside their control," this extension claims that "cloudflare.com not secure by DNSSEC. Domain www.cloudflare.com is not secure through DNSSEC. Your connection is prone to man-in-the-middle attacks."

by Ko*****, 2024-08-18

Results inaccurate when choosing Cloudflare as the resolver, but can be worked around by choosing Google as the resolver. No option for custom resolver or even native recursive resolution.

by Wo*****, 2024-06-11

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Is DNSSEC Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

DNSSEC requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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DNSSEC has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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