diff --git a/src/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.ts b/src/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.ts
index db2dd1f552..2ff9de0356 100644
--- a/src/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.ts
+++ b/src/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,22 @@ export class TokenOwnershipValidator extends OwnershipValidator {
 
   private readonly storage: ExpiringStorage<string, string>;
   private readonly expiration: number;
+  private readonly blockedWebIdPatterns: RegExp[];
 
-  public constructor(storage: ExpiringStorage<string, string>, expiration = 30) {
+  public constructor(storage: ExpiringStorage<string, string>, expiration = 30, blockedWebIdPatterns: string[] = []) {
     super();
     this.storage = storage;
     // Convert minutes to milliseconds
     this.expiration = expiration * 60 * 1000;
+    // Convert strings to RegExp (same pattern as BaseRouterHandler)
+    this.blockedWebIdPatterns = blockedWebIdPatterns.map((p): RegExp => new RegExp(p, 'u'));
   }
 
   public async handle({ webId }: { webId: string }): Promise<void> {
+    // Check operator-configured block list before generating or storing any token.
+    // This runs before any HTTP request is made, preventing SSRF via early exit.
+    this.assertWebIdAllowed(webId);
+
     const key = this.getTokenKey(webId);
     let token = await this.storage.get(key);
 
@@ -47,6 +54,19 @@ export class TokenOwnershipValidator extends OwnershipValidator {
     await this.storage.delete(key);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rejects the WebID if it matches any operator-configured pattern.
+   * Each pattern is a RegExp compiled from the string provided in the config.
+   */
+  private assertWebIdAllowed(webId: string): void {
+    for (const pattern of this.blockedWebIdPatterns) {
+      if (pattern.test(webId)) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Blocked WebID URL matching pattern ${pattern.source}: ${webId}`);
+        throw new BadRequestHttpError('The provided WebID is not accepted by this server.');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a key to use with the token storage.
    */
diff --git a/src/util/FetchUtil.ts b/src/util/FetchUtil.ts
index 699069e260..00b9ba805f 100644
--- a/src/util/FetchUtil.ts
+++ b/src/util/FetchUtil.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ export async function fetchDataset(url: string): Promise<Representation> {
       const quadArray = await arrayifyStream<Quad>(quadStream);
       return new BasicRepresentation(quadArray, { path: url }, INTERNAL_QUADS, false);
     } catch (error: unknown) {
+      // Log full detail server-side only.
+      // Generic client message prevents leaking network state (ECONNREFUSED, ETIMEDOUT, etc.)
+      // which would otherwise allow using this endpoint as an internal port scanner.
+      logger.warn(`Could not fetch dataset at ${url}: ${createErrorMessage(error)}`);
       throw new BadRequestHttpError(
-        `Could not parse resource at URL (${url})! ${createErrorMessage(error)}`,
+        `Could not retrieve or parse the WebID document at ${url}.`,
         { cause: error },
       );
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.test.ts b/test/unit/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.test.ts
index 4c71a9baac..36b850f505 100644
--- a/test/unit/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/identity/ownership/TokenOwnershipValidator.test.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,60 @@ describe('A TokenOwnershipValidator', (): void => {
     // Second call will fail since it has the wrong verification triple
     await expect(validator.handle({ webId })).rejects.toThrow(tokenString);
   });
+
+  describe('with blockedWebIdPatterns configured', (): void => {
+    const blockedPatterns = [
+      '^https?://169\\.254\\.',
+      '^https?://localhost',
+      '^https?://127\\.',
+      '^https?://10\\.',
+      '^https?://192\\.168\\.',
+    ];
+
+    beforeEach((): void => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+      validator = new TokenOwnershipValidator(storage, 30, blockedPatterns);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a WebID matching a blocked pattern before generating a token.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      const blockedWebId = 'http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/';
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId: blockedWebId }))
+        .rejects.toThrow('The provided WebID is not accepted by this server.');
+      expect(storage.get).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(storage.set).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(rdfDereferenceMock.dereference).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a localhost WebID.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId: 'http://localhost:6379/' }))
+        .rejects.toThrow('The provided WebID is not accepted by this server.');
+      expect(rdfDereferenceMock.dereference).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a private IP range WebID.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId: 'http://192.168.1.100/profile' }))
+        .rejects.toThrow('The provided WebID is not accepted by this server.');
+      expect(rdfDereferenceMock.dereference).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a 10.x.x.x WebID.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId: 'http://10.0.0.1/profile' }))
+        .rejects.toThrow('The provided WebID is not accepted by this server.');
+      expect(rdfDereferenceMock.dereference).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('allows a public WebID that does not match any blocked pattern.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      mockDereference(tokenTriple);
+      // First call stores token, second call verifies
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId })).rejects.toThrow(tokenString);
+      await expect(validator.handle({ webId })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('has no blocked patterns by default (empty array).', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      const defaultValidator = new TokenOwnershipValidator(storage);
+      mockDereference(tokenTriple);
+      await expect(defaultValidator.handle({ webId })).rejects.toThrow(tokenString);
+      await expect(defaultValidator.handle({ webId })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/util/FetchUtil.test.ts b/test/unit/util/FetchUtil.test.ts
index 7229d39215..d0cebe9425 100644
--- a/test/unit/util/FetchUtil.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/util/FetchUtil.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('FetchUtil', (): void => {
 
     it('errors if the URL does not exist.', async(): Promise<void> => {
       mockDereference();
-      await expect(fetchDataset(url)).rejects.toThrow(`Could not parse resource at URL (${url})!`);
+      await expect(fetchDataset(url)).rejects.toThrow(`Could not retrieve or parse the WebID document at ${url}.`);
       expect(rdfDereferenceMock.dereference).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
     });