Ask HN: What DNS host / nameserver providers do SVCB and HTTPS record types?

3 pointsthrowaway3182y ago2 comments

tl;dr: Ehat DNS hosts / nameserver providers provide SVCB/HTTPS record types?

Background for this questions -

SVCB and HTTPS (RFC 9460[1]) are new record types.

HTTPS allows pointing to a HTTP3 resource directly from DNS without first doing a DNS lookup, then connecting to the server and establishing it does HTTP3, then connecting via HTTP3. This saves waste from hops.

SVCB allows a service to be provided from multiple alternative endpoints.

The recent story [2], not submitted or affiliated with me, highlighted Cloudflare currently hosts more than 98% of SVCB and HTTPS record types.

HTTP3 now in Nginx 1.25 mainline [3] is rapidly pushing a tipping point for seeing HTTP3 a norm.

So, HN, in the interests of not being bound by Cloudflare, whose services are useful but in the interests of seeking independent options, what other DNS hosts / nameserver providers provide these record types? Such a service for me would be worth moving registrar for.

[1] https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9460

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38498743

[3] https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html

2 comments

gtirloni2y ago

Most open source DNS servers already support it so you can self host just fine.

If you want a hosted solution, NS1 and Akamai support it as well. Although I don't think they put you in a better situation compared to just using Cloudflare.

throwaway318OP2y ago

Thanks for your reply. It's great to have one, even if to confirm these record types are not widespread yet. I don't really want to self-host DNS, and will eagerly and patiently wait for options to propagate around registrars and more independent DNS providers.

Thanks again.

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