Trust & safety
Proving you own the domain
Before WebHound runs advanced or recurring scans on a site, we confirm you actually control it. This protects site owners from unwanted scanning and keeps WebHound a trustworthy, authorized scanner.
DNS TXT record
Add a TXT record (_webhound-verify) containing the token we give you. The most robust method and our default recommendation.
Meta tag
Add a <meta> tag with your verification token to your homepage HTML. Convenient for hosted site builders where editing DNS is harder.
.well-known file
Upload a small text file to /.well-known/webhound-verify.txt containing your token.
Provider connection
Connect a supported hosting or DNS provider to confirm ownership automatically. Arriving with trusted scanner access.
Why ownership is required first
Deep scans, continuous monitoring, and baseline tracking are powerful — so we gate them behind verified ownership. An unverified domain can run a basic one-off look, but advanced scanning, monitoring, and trusted scanner access only unlock once ownership is proven.