We not only need our DNS system to be fast, censor-free but also secure from all kinds of government, ISP or hacker snooping.

Various DNS manipulation malware's have already shown the urgent need for an secure, verifiable global DNS system. And DNSSEC (Secure DNS) is the standard solution to the problem. Complimenting DNSSEC, the popular public-dns service provider OpenDNS has came up with an client side DNS security utility for both Windows and Mac named - "DNSCrypt".

Aimed to be the "last mile" DNS security solution between your computer and ISP, DNSCrypt is the solution for safe-and-secure DNS, securing users against any man-in-the-middle attacks, and DNS traffic snooping.

Google today unveiled its free DNS name resolution service dubbed Google Public DNS adding yet another faster DNS option for users to choose from along with OpenDNS and DNS Advantage, now if you are confused which DNS server responds faster from your location here are two three tools which should give you the definitive answer.