Compare Chrome extensions: X-Forwarded-For Header vs WebRTC Leak Shield
Stats | X-Forwarded-For Header | WebRTC Leak Shield |
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User count | 60,000+ | 200,000+ |
Average rating | 4.61 | 4.20 |
Rating count | 18 | 188 |
Last updated | 2020-06-27 | 2022-05-21 |
Size | 28.51K | 472.06K |
Version | 0.6.2 | 1.0.8 |
Short description | |
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This extension allows you quickly to set the X-Forwarded-For HTTP Header | Disable WebRTC and prevent IP leak. |
Full summary | |
This extension allows you to quickly update the X-Forwarded-For, X-Originating-IP, X-Remote-IP, and X-Remote-Addr HTTP headers for various testing purposes. Changelog: v0.6.2 - Fixed a bug that interfered with the Firefox version of this extension v0.6.1 - Fixes issue with CORS preflight requests v0.6.0 - Allows for multiple IP addresses (space and/or comma delimited) and includes minor UI fixes v0.5.0 - Added X-Originating-IP, X-Remote-IP, and X-Remote-Addr as header options. Added IPv6 ability |
Disable WebRTC and prevent IP leak. VPN Extensions can hide your IP address but they cannot prevent IP leaks caused by WebRTC. WebRTC Leak Shield protects you from this security threat. This is a must have extension for protecting your privacy on the internet. WebRTC Leak Shield requires following permissions: privacy: This allows the extension to change the webrtc settings of the browser to prevent WebRTC IP Leak storage: To store configuration file and current state of the extension management: This extension is standalone and does not require any other extension to function but other extension such as VPN extension can embed the functionality of this extension in their extension. (For example: Hoxx VPN). This permission is needed to ensure the communication between WebRTC Leak Shield and other extensions which are using its functionality. |