Is there anyway to test the iCloud Private Relay for IP address security or DNS leaks?
I use a router based VPN and when I enable the iCloud Private Relay with my router based VPN active, my IP address is not secured and there are DNS leaks. When I disable the iCloud Private Relay, then my IP address is secured and there are no DNS leaks, my IP address is secured and there are no DNS leaks.
Apple claims All Safari web browsing and all DNS queries as users enter site names will be protected by the Private Relay.
Apple states Private Really can be used alongside one's VPN. However, Apple also states traffic using a regular VPN will not be protected.
Am I the only one who is confused by this statement?
I few things here I wanted to mention here: first, a Network Extension based VPN such as a Packet Tunnel Provider, or even a device-configured VPN, will always takes precedence over Private Relay. So any traffic that is going over the device-configured VPN or a Packet Tunnel Provider is not eligible for Private Relay. This is mentioned in the Note section out on the Packet Tunnel Provider documentation. Next, on this point, if traffic on the system is not going through a device-configured or Network Extension VPN then it can be eligible for Private Relay.
Lastly, if there is a local network VPN that the device is not aware of, for example a VPN that is not running on the device, then the device would not be aware of this VPN and the traffic on the device would be eligible for Private Relay, unless the user disables Private Relay on that specific network.
Matt Eaton
DTS Engineering, CoreOS
meaton3@apple.com