WebRTC Leak Protection
What is a WebRTC leak?
WebRTC is a browser technology used for real-time communications (video calls, P2P). It can reveal your real IP address directly to websites — even when you are connected to a VPN — by bypassing the VPN tunnel at the browser level.
Am I affected?
WebRTC leaks are a browser-level issue, not an OS-level issue. They affect Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari to varying degrees. The SkyDomeVPN desktop app protects against system-level leaks, but browser extensions provide an extra layer of browser-level protection.
How to protect yourself
- Install the SkyDomeVPN browser extension (Chrome or Firefox) — it blocks WebRTC leak by default.
- In Firefox: type about:config in the address bar, search for media.peerconnection.enabled, and set it to false.
- In Chrome: install the WebRTC Leak Prevent extension from the Chrome Web Store as an additional measure.
How to test for WebRTC leaks
- Connect to SkyDomeVPN.
- Visit ipleak.net in your browser.
- Check the WebRTC section — no IP addresses should appear there.
- If your real IP appears, use the browser extension or disable WebRTC manually.
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