Well-known · Cross-platform

853 DNS over TLS / QUIC

TCP Yes
UDP Yes
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Encrypted DNS: DoT over TCP/TLS (RFC 7858), DoQ over UDP/QUIC.

When / why

Privacy-preserving DNS to upstream resolvers.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Well-known (0–1023). System port for a core service. On Unix-like systems, binding it requires superuser privileges.

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