Detect IPFS
IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol that provides a distributed hypermedia web.
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Websites using IPFS
No websites in the corpus for this technology yet.
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known IPFS signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of IPFS, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that IPFS is still in place today.
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How to check a site for IPFS
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest IPFS signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary IPFS fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for IPFS on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting IPFS
- Can PluginView detect IPFS without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for IPFS. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is IPFS?
- IPFS is classified under Network storage in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish IPFS fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
