Had to push firewall policy today stating that mask.apple-dns.net is NOT spyware, and to exclude that domain from the threat logs and to NOT drop that traffic.

:(

@kajer

I wasn't aware of this until now. Is this another "we don't want anyone else tracking you" scheme like most browsers defaulting to DoH to corporate DNS servers?

@johntimaeus it's a icloud privacy thing? it's well-meaning purpose is to prevent dns leakage if using tunnels IIRC?

@kajer

Just an old guy screaming at clouds:
If I'm protecting a network, all DNS goes through me. And I run a proper caching server that only believes in root servers.

I generally am against overcontrolling client devices, but they better not be trying to DoH, or hide lookups, because that's one of the easy buttons for detection of stupid breaches.

@johntimaeus @kajer I can appreciate this stance. "You use the DNS I have set up, or you don't go anywhere."

@da_667 @kajer

"You can remember IPs. You can't look them up unless I can see what you're looking up."