manitu web hosting: Activate IP anonymization yourself

At manitu, log anonymization should be explicitly activated if full visitor IP addresses are not required for your own purpose.

Requirements

Access to the manitu customer menu and the log settings of the affected website.

Setting

Activate the offered anonymization. The hosting comparison documents the replacement of the visitor address with 127.0.0.1; internal security logs must be viewed separately.

Test

After test calls, check the logs provided and ensure that the complete visitor IP no longer appears there.

Dismantling

If more log data is temporarily required for a specific diagnosis, limit the change in time and then anonymize it again.

Other log levels

Setting this level alone does not exclude other logs. In addition, What does my hosting provider store about website visitors? and check web server, proxy/CDN, security and provider separately.

Related guides

Sources and verification

This guide is based on multiple current sources. Vendor documentation is not treated as proof that every concrete installation automatically follows the same privacy characteristics.

Important: IP processing is not IP storage

An IP address has to be processed to establish and deliver a network connection. Hosting providers, firewalls or DDoS protection may also process or retain it for a limited time for security purposes. No Logging distinguishes this security layer from unnecessary persistent visitor logging by the website, application and ordinary access logs.