About Defang IP Addresses
Takes a IPv4 or IPv6 address and 'Defangs' it, meaning the IP becomes invalid, removing the risk of accidentally utilising it as an IP address.
Input: text. Output: text.
Format reference: Defang IP Addresses background and specification
Example
Use “Try example” to load this public sample and its settings, then run it.
Input
192.168.1.1
Result
192[.]168[.]1[.]1
Parameters
This tool does not need additional parameters.
Before interpreting the result
Protocol parsers need the correct byte representation and framing. HTTP Request and DNS over HTTPS contact remote services only when you run them; browser network and CORS restrictions still apply.
How to use this page
- Paste your input or open a local file.
- Adjust tool options if needed, then choose Run tool.
- Copy the result or download the original output bytes.
Inputs and results are not added to the public catalogue or saved in the URL. Processing happens in your browser; HTTP Request and DNS over HTTPS send the requests you explicitly run. Files up to 128 MiB can be opened; decompression and image tools may have smaller processing limits. Large results have a shortened preview. Text and HTML downloads use UTF-8; binary downloads preserve output bytes. Pasted text follows browser newline handling; open a file when exact input bytes matter.