Add DNSSEC and force Quad9 DNS on Ubuntu: ========================================== This will force Quad9 DNS with added DNSSEC support on ubuntu 19.x and above that is not enabled by default. edit this file by: sudo nano /etc/systemd/resolved.conf Replace contents with this: ------------------------------ [Resolve] DNS=9.9.9.9 #FallbackDNS=149.112.112.112 Domains=dns.quad9.net #LLMNR=no #MulticastDNS=no DNSSEC=yes DNSOverTLS=yes #Cache=no-negative #DNSStubListener=yes #ReadEtcHosts=yes ------------------------------- Save changes then input this command to restart: sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved To verify DNSSEC Support, type: systemd-resolve --status | grep DNSSEC as well as: grep DNSSEC /etc/systemd/resolved.conf ------------------------------------------- Sources: https://stanislas.blog/2018/06/enable-dnssec-support-in-systemd-resolve/ https://serverok.in/systemd-resolved Date: February 8th, 2021