Akamai Detector

Indicates when a site is being accessed via Akamai.

Unofficial tool. Icon changes color when a site is being accessed via Akamai.

  • Icon is blue: Akamai network detected.
  • Icon is orange: Akamai staging network detected.
  • Icon is gray: Akamai not detected.
Clicking the icon reloads the current page and refreshes the status.

Detection relies on well-known Akamai headers as well as DNS inspection. It is not always possible to detect Akamai!

Manifest V2
By:
idiocache
Daily users:
36 -3
Rating:
5.00
(1)
Version:
0.5resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-26
Version code:
5733196
Creation date:
2019-02-10
Risk:
High risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • dns
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size:
25.14K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

User reviews



Simple but smart add-on. Handy quick Akamai checker.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Akamai Detector requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Akamai Detector is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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