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What came first: the CNAME or the A record?

A recent change to 1.1.1.1 accidentally altered the order of CNAME records in DNS responses, breaking resolution for some clients. This post explores the technical root cause, examines the source code of affected resolvers, and dives into the inherent ambiguities of the DNS RFCs.

Unwrap the SERVFAIL

We recently released a new version of Cloudflare Resolver, which adds a piece of information called “Extended DNS Errors” (EDE) along with the response code under certain circumstances. This will be helpful in tracing DNS resolution errors and figure out what went wrong behind the scenes.

Announcing the Beta for WARP for macOS and Windows

While WARP started as an option within the 1.1.1.1 app, it's really a technology that can benefit any device connected to the Internet. In fact, one of the most common requests we've gotten over the last year is support for WARP for macOS and Windows. Today we're announcing exactly that.

Protect your team with Cloudflare Gateway

Announcing Cloudflare for Teams, a new way to protect organizations and their employees, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare for Teams centers around Cloudflare Access and Cloudflare Gateway.

Encrypting DNS end-to-end

Over the past few months, we have been running a pilot with Facebook to test the feasibility of securing the connection between 1.1.1.1 and Facebook’s authoritative name servers.

Refresh Stale DNS Records on 1.1.1.1

You can now refresh 1.1.1.1’s DNS cache for domain names by using the purge cache tool. This is useful for domain owners who have updated their DNS records and want to make sure it is reflected for people who are using 1.1.1.1 as their public DNS resolver.

1.1.1.1 for Your Organization

Our fast, privacy-centric 1.1.1.1 project can secure your users on the Internet, and you’ll always know that they’ll be the first to benefit from the work of Internet standards bodies like the IETF.