Security features of OpenDNS

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OpenDNS is one of the public DNS Servers. Open DNS provides many useful features like security caching and web filtering. Comparing to other Public DNS services, security is the main feature of open DNS. Here we listed some security features of Open DNS

 

  • Web Content Filtering

Cloud-based, award-winning Web content filtering from OpenDNS with more than 50 categories of content. No appliance necessary. Effective against proxies, P2P, Web 2.0, adult and more.

  • Anti-Phishing

OpenDNS provides real-time phishing site interception, Industry-leading anti-phishing powered by PhishTank, the most authoritative source of phishing data on the Internet. Protects your network, organization and its employees from fraudulent phishing scams.

  • Malware Site Protection / Botnet Protection

DNS layer security protects the most vulnerable level of your network against the latest threats, including viruses, worms and zero-day vulnerabilities.

  • White list / Blacklist

Lets you decide where your users can navigate on your customized Internet. White list-only functionality available.

  • Smart Cache

OpenDNS’s proprietary DNS caching technology finds and locates the last known good IP address for Web sites that are experiencing difficulty, making Web sites that are down for the rest of the Internet load for OpenDNS users.

OpenDNS IPs : 208.67.222.222  & 208.67.220.220

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