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Privacy is of great concern to a majority of Internet users — and legitimately so. After all, not all of the companies that handle personal data reveal where they use the information. Privacy is one of the primary reasons for the use of VPNs, proxies, and even Tor.
But while those technologies offer privacy benefits, those on the traffic's receiving end may suffer certain disadvantages such as digital rights abuse, fraud, and freemium abuse. For those reasons, companies may be looking to detect VPN, proxy, and Tor connections.
In this post, we explore how tools like IPIFY's VPN Detection API can help.
Tools like VPN detection APIs can tell if the traffic entering one's network uses a VPN, proxy, or Tor connection. It essentially tells a network owner if an IP address is masked or seems to be coming from somewhere else it is not. VPN detection API calls can keep potentially unwanted traffic from entering one's network.
With a VPN detection API's help, users can:
IPIFY's VPN detection API is easy to use. When an IP address attempts to access your network, the API can serve as part of a screening process that lets IT administrators know if the address is masked via a VPN, proxy, or Tor client.
In terms of API outputs, an IP address that isn't masked in any way would give this result:
{ "ip": "54.37.156.208", "proxy": { "proxy": false, "vpn": false, "tor": false } }
The mention of "false" here indicates that the IP address does not hide behind a VPN, proxy, or Tor service.
An IP address that utilizes a proxy server, meanwhile, would be detected as such:
{ "ip": "193.93.193.23", "proxy": { "proxy": true, "vpn": false, "tor": false } }
In this case, the VPN and tor fields remain "false" why the proxy field states "true" for the IP address. Following the same logic, the API can also spot Tor users and give out a result like:
{ "ip": "91.218.203.59", "proxy": { "proxy": false, "vpn": false, "tor": true } }
Integrating IPIFY's VPN detection API into payment portals, login pages, and perimeter alert systems can help companies avoid threats that can harm their business or put their data at risk of a breach.
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