Detect WEBrick

Web servers

WEBrick is a lightweight HTTP server library in Ruby, included in the standard library, primarily used for local development and testing of Ruby web applications.

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Websites using WEBrick

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 WEBrick signature at the time of the scan.
Does not establish
A sitewide install of WEBrick, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that WEBrick is still in place today.
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How to check a site for WEBrick

  1. 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest WEBrick signals.
  2. 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary WEBrick fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
  3. 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for WEBrick on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting WEBrick

Can PluginView detect WEBrick without logging in?
Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for WEBrick. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
What category is WEBrick?
WEBrick is classified under Web servers in the PluginView directory.
Does PluginView publish WEBrick 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.

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