Security tools

Defang & Refang

Make URLs, domains, IP addresses and emails safe to share, or usable again.

Direction
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How to defang or refang indicators

  1. Choose Defang or Refang.
  2. Paste text containing URLs, domains, IP addresses or email addresses.
  3. Copy the result into your ticket, chat or report.

Questions

What does defanging change?

Links become hxxp or hxxps with [:] after them, dots become [.] or (.), and @ becomes [@], so nothing can be clicked or looked up by accident.

Which styles does refang understand?

hxxp and hxxps, [.] and (.), [:], [://] and [@].

Does it change the rest of my text?

No. Only URLs, domains, IP addresses and email addresses change; ordinary sentences stay as they are.

Is my text sent anywhere?

No. Everything happens inside your browser, and nothing is looked up.