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What IP addresses are used for the HostedScan vulnerability scanners?

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What IP addresses are used for the HostedScan vulnerability scanners?

HostedScan scanners run from the IP addresses behind scanners.hostedscan.com. Look them up with DNS or a public JSON endpoint, and allow them in your firewall.

Last updated on 28 Oct, 2026

  1. HostedScan maintains a reverse DNS to scanners.hostedscan.com for all of our servers so that the IP addresses can be easily identified.

    You can get the full IP list with a command such as nslookup or online DNS lookup tools such as MXToolbox

  2. HostedScan also maintains an API endpoint returning a JSON array of the scanner IP addresses. This endpoint is public and does not require authentication: https://api.hostedscan.com/scanners

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