The decision to implement a default local DNS resolver in Fedora Linux was taken because the plain DNS (Domain Name System) protocol is not secure and it’s vulnerable to all sorts of attacks, such as cache poisoning. Also, a client needs to do a DNSSEC validation locally to ensure that there’s no man-in-the-middle.
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