Why does FreeBSD insist on https?

Mel Pilgrim list_freebsd at bluerosetech.com
Fri Apr 3 08:29:11 UTC 2015


On 2015-04-03 00:32, Nino J wrote:
> Just bear in mind that the OP mentioned redirect to https. That means that
> the initial request to the exact URL (i.e. before being redirected and
> switching to https) is visible.

Which is why we have HSTS.  Packaged HSTS lists prevent the browser from 
ever sending an uncrypted URL.



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