WebRTC Test

Is your IP address leaking?

The surest way to find out if you’re at risk of a WebTRC leak is by running a WebRTC test.

IP8 WebRTC Leak Test can help you identify all your important personal information being leaked through your WebRTC Port. This includes your location, device type and features etc. Knowing your vulnerability status will help you take active steps to secure your online anonymity.

WebRTC Detection Result

You can see here all the information anyone can read through your WebRTC Port

What is WebRTC?

Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) is an advanced open-source technology that allows desktops and mobile browsers to exchange data in real time by using simple APIs.

WebRTC serves a plethora of purposes including enabling audio, video and network capabilities over mobile or web-based applications. WebRTC has functions similar to Media Capture and Streams API. All three can be combined for amazing multimedia capabilities never seen before on the web.

The key advantage of WebRTC is that it enables real-time peer-to-peer multimedia communications which is indispensable in today’s digital media age.

Key Components

WebRTC comprises 3 main APIs:

PeerConnection: This allows you to send and receive multimedia files
GetUserMedia: As the name suggests, it gives access to a user's media (e.g camera and microphone).
DataChannels: Enables transfer of non-media directly between browsers.

WebRTC is currently supported on the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Google Chrome.

The Flip Side

A major downside to WebTRC is that users’ privacy may be vulnerable due to leaking of their IP address by the VPNs they use.

Uncovered in 2015 by Paolo Stagno and tagged the “WebTRC Leak,” several users’ privacy was compromised when some well-known VPN providers started leaking the IP addresses of users to websites without their consent.

What’s worse, a recent survey states that an astonishing 23% of VPN providers are leaking the IP addresses of users as well as retaining personal information like device type, personal details, websites visited, and even payment information.

How do I know if I'm at risk?

The test result on this page will tell you whether your browser is affected by this vulnerability.

How to Prevent a WebTRC leak?

Download WebRTC Leak Shield for your browser.

Chrome: WebRTC Leak Shield For Chrome