Website filtering using bifurcated domain name system

At least one machine readable medium including instructions for website filtering using bifurcated domain name system (DNS) that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations to:

• receive a DNS request, the DNS request including a hostname corresponding to a website;
• determine a first internet address for a DNS service of an internet service provider (ISP), the ISP providing external network services to the services gateway;
• determine a second internet address for a DNS service provider external to the ISP, the DNS service provider maintaining a website filtering list;
• forward the DNS request to both the first internet address for the DNS service of the ISP and the second internet address of the DNS service provider external to the ISP;
• receive a first response to the DNS request from the DNS service of the ISP;
• receive a second response to the DNS request from the DNS service provider external to the ISP;
• and
• transmit, upon receipt of both the first response and the second response, a DNS request response to a client computing device, the client computing device connected to an internal network provided by the services gateway.

A method for website filtering using bifurcated domain name system (DNS), the method comprising:

• receiving, by a services gateway, a DNS request, the DNS request including a hostname corresponding to a website;
• determining a first internet address for a DNS service of an internet service provider (ISP), the ISP providing external network services to the services gateway;
• determining a second internet address for a DNS service provider external to the ISP, the DNS service provider maintaining a website filtering list;
• forwarding the DNS request to both the first internet address for the DNS service of the ISP and the second internet address of the DNS service provider external to the ISP;
• receiving a first response to the DNS request from the DNS service of the ISP;
• receiving a second response to the DNS request from the DNS service provider external to the ISP;
• and
• transmitting, upon receiving both the first response and the second response, a DNS request response to a client computing device, the client computing device connected to an internal network provided by the services gateway.

A domain name system (DNS) service for website filtering using bifurcated DNS, the DNS service comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations to:
• receive a DNS request forwarded by a services gateway;
• extract from the DNS request a hostname corresponding to a website;
• resolve the hostname to an internet address;
• compare the internet address to a website filtering list;
• and
• transmit a response to the DNS request to the services gateway based on the comparison.