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As of August 14, domains using Vercel DNS get ECH, encrypting the Server Name Indication in the TLS handshake, the last plaintext field revealing which host a client connects to. Connections route through the shared vercel-ech.com hostname. Vercel It activates with no configuration, but needs recent Chrome, Edge or Firefox and covers only Vercel-DNS domains.
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