hsts preload

1. What is Hsts preload?
2. How do I enable HTTP Strict Transport Security Hsts?
3. How do I set strict transport security header?
4. What is Max-age in strict transport security?
5. Should Hsts be enabled?
6. What is the purpose of Hsts?
7. How do I fix HTTP Strict Transport Security is not enabled?
8. Has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security?
9. How do I fix HTTP Strict Transport Security?
10. Does Google use Hsts?
11. How do I enable Hsts in web config?
12. How do I enable HTTP Strict Transport Security Hsts in Apache?

What is Hsts preload?

HSTS Preloading is a mechanism whereby a list of hosts that wish to enforce the use of SSL/TLS on their site is built into a browser. This list is compiled by Google and is utilised by Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

How do I enable HTTP Strict Transport Security Hsts?

Click on the Cloudflare SSL/TLS app. Click on the Edge Certificates tab. Click Enable HSTS under the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) section.

How do I set strict transport security header?

Verify HSTS Header

You can launch Google Chrome Devtools, click into the “Network” tab and look at the headers tab. As you can see below on our Kinsta website the HSTS value: “strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000” is being applied.

What is Max-age in strict transport security?

The max-age must be at least eighteen weeks (10886400 seconds). The includeSubDomains directive must be specified. The preload directive must be specified. If you are serving an additional redirect from your HTTPS site, that redirect must still have the HSTS header (rather than the page it redirects to).

Should Hsts be enabled?

From a defense in depth perspective, you should still enable HTTP Strict Transport Policy (HSTS). ... Malicious attacker poisons or hijacks DNS records to redirect the client to their own HTTP-only server, perhaps in conjunction with an ssl strip attack.

What is the purpose of Hsts?

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is a policy mechanism that helps to protect websites against man-in-the-middle attacks such as protocol downgrade attacks and cookie hijacking.

How do I fix HTTP Strict Transport Security is not enabled?

The following are the criteria to list your website for this HSTS Preload List.

1. Your application should have a valid SSL/TLS certificate.
2. Your application should force HTTPS redirection.
3. Serve all subdomains over HTTPS protocol. ...
4. Serve an HSTS header on the base domain for the HTTPS requests.

Has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security?

HSTS stands for HTTP Strict Transport Security, it's a web security policy mechanism that forces web browsers to interact with websites only via secure HTTPS connections (and never HTTP). ... HSTS can also help to prevent cookie-based login credentials from being stolen by common tools such as Firesheep.

How do I fix HTTP Strict Transport Security?

Redirect ALL HTTP links to HTTPS with a 301 Permanent Redirect.

1. All subdomains must be covered in your SSL Certificate. Consider ordering a Wildcard Certificate.
2. Serve an HSTS header on the base domain for HTTPS requests.

Does Google use Hsts?

Google has implemented HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) on the google.com domain to prevent users from navigating to its site using the insecure HTTP.

How do I enable Hsts in web config?

1. Open up IIS and right click on your Default Web Site.
2. From here, right click on web. config and open it up in your favorite administrative editing tool. I will be using Notepad++.
3. Paste the following command in as shown. <rule name="Add Strict-Transport-Security when HTTPS" enabled="true">

How do I enable HTTP Strict Transport Security Hsts in Apache?

How to enable HSTS in Apache

1. Open the <Apache>/conf/httpd. conf file in a text editor.
2. Uncomment the header module: LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so.
3. Add a header setting in the VirtualHost section: ...
4. Restart Apache.