# originAS

> Looks up the origin AS (Autonomous System) for the current Website. It will insert a small box with the infos on the bottom right corner. You can double click it to let it disappear until the next page load.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/originas](https://chrome-stats.com/d/originas)

## Overview

- **ID:** `originas`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matthias Cramer
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 2.0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-04-14
- **Size:** 50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/originas/)

## Description

originAS is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily look up the origin AS (Autonomous System) for any website. It provides a small box on the bottom right corner of your browser, displaying the AS information. It also allows you to hide the box until the next page load by double clicking it. This add-on anonymously submits the domains you visit to ip6.ch for data retrieval, using a secure, encrypted connection.

## Rankings

- #126,918 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `https://ip6.ch/`
- `*://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/originas)