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dnscrypt.org

Mixed

Results vary across dnscrypt.org: of 9 URLs tested, 5 are blocked, 2 are disrupted some of the time and 2 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 292 tests have been run under this domain since 2013-01-22, the most recent on 2026-07-13.

Connection reset 5
Plain HTTP and HTTPS differ here: http://dnscrypt.org is blocked, https://dnscrypt.org is not blocked.

The two are filtered by different means — an unencrypted request by the address and keywords it carries in the clear, an encrypted one by the server name in its TLS handshake — so one working while the other does not is normal.

9URLs tested
5blocked
292tests all-time
2013first tested
23 d agolast tested

The site itself

http://dnscrypt.orgas of 2026Blockedhttps://dnscrypt.orgas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.dnscrypt.orgBlockedhttps://www.dnscrypt.orgNot blocked

Pages and subdomains (5)

http://download.dnscrypt.orgas of 2026Blockedhttps://download.dnscrypt.orgIntermittenthttp://download.dnscrypt.org/dnscrypt-proxyas of 2026Blockedhttps://download.dnscrypt.org/dnscrypt-proxyIntermittenthttp://download.dnscrypt.org/guis/opendns/osx/dnscrypt-osx-client-0.19.dmgas of 2025Blocked

About dnscrypt.org and the Great Firewall

Is dnscrypt.org blocked in mainland China?

Results vary across dnscrypt.org: of 9 URLs tested, 5 are blocked, 2 are disrupted some of the time and 2 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 292 tests have been run under this domain since 2013-01-22, the most recent on 2026-07-13.

Why does http://dnscrypt.org behave differently from https://dnscrypt.org?

Plain HTTP and HTTPS differ here: http://dnscrypt.org is blocked, https://dnscrypt.org is not blocked. The two are filtered by different means — an unencrypted request by the address and keywords it carries in the clear, an encrypted one by the server name in its TLS handshake — so one working while the other does not is normal.

How can I reach dnscrypt.org from mainland China?

A VPN or another circumvention tool routes the request outside mainland China, past the filtering that blocks dnscrypt.org. GreatFire runs GreatFire VPN; the Analyzer also tests the domains of many VPN and proxy providers, so you can check whether one is reachable before relying on it.

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