Show HN: Safe-fetch – a Python URL fetcher with per-redirect address checks

Category: security

Tags: ssrf-protection, security, http-client, url-fetching, python

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

safe-fetch is a Python module for safely fetching user-supplied URLs while mitigating Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. It validates every resolved IP address, re-checks redirects, and restricts schemes, providing a lightweight, dependency-free solution for a common security gap.

Target audience: backend developers, security engineers, web application developers

Repository: https://github.com/Rehanfaisal/ssrf-safe-fetch · Python · MIT · 1 stars

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