"This site cannot be reached" message on all .gov websites

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  1. All .gov websites are giving " this site cannot be reached.
  2. All .gov websites are working fine on Firefox, so it is not a server/router error
  3. Problem started about a month ago with no changes having been made to Brave.

**Expected result:**To be able to log in to .gov websites.
Brave Version( check About Brave): Version 1.32.106 Chromium: 96.0.4664.45 (Official Build) (x86_64). Running on Mac OS 11.6.

**Additional Information:**I have tried removing shields with no success. I have looked at all of the "your topic is similar to and find no help.

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Hey which sample gov site (or sites) are trying to check? Do you have secureDNS enabled?

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I just quit and restarted Brave and the site loaded perfectly!

Thank you for responding.

It was this website I was trying to access: https://eauth.va.gov/accessva/

Yes, secureDNS is enabled. So I have no idea still of what caused the problem.

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Occasionally it can cause it issues, if you see domain failure requests (more than normal) try disabling secureDNS as a first step

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