HSTS vs RewriteRule
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I've recently read that HSTS is designed to avoid some of the vulnerabilities associated with htaccess redirects to force HTTPS, because the browser can be made to ignore them. That said, many of our websites force HTTPS via the following RewriteRule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %HTTPS off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%HTTP_HOST%REQUEST_URI [L,R=301]
My question is: are RewriteRules subject to the same general vulnerability as redirects, or are they a comparably safe alternative to HSTS?
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I've recently read that HSTS is designed to avoid some of the vulnerabilities associated with htaccess redirects to force HTTPS, because the browser can be made to ignore them. That said, many of our websites force HTTPS via the following RewriteRule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %HTTPS off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%HTTP_HOST%REQUEST_URI [L,R=301]
My question is: are RewriteRules subject to the same general vulnerability as redirects, or are they a comparably safe alternative to HSTS?
tls hsts htaccess
asked 4 hours ago
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I've recently read that HSTS is designed to avoid some of the vulnerabilities associated with htaccess redirects to force HTTPS, because the browser can be made to ignore them. That said, many of our websites force HTTPS via the following RewriteRule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %HTTPS off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%HTTP_HOST%REQUEST_URI [L,R=301]
My question is: are RewriteRules subject to the same general vulnerability as redirects, or are they a comparably safe alternative to HSTS?
tls hsts htaccess
asked 4 hours ago
Nosajimiki
1586
I've recently read that HSTS is designed to avoid some of the vulnerabilities associated with htaccess redirects to force HTTPS, because the browser can be made to ignore them. That said, many of our websites force HTTPS via the following RewriteRule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %HTTPS off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%HTTP_HOST%REQUEST_URI [L,R=301]
My question is: are RewriteRules subject to the same general vulnerability as redirects, or are they a comparably safe alternative to HSTS?
tls hsts htaccess
tls hsts htaccess
asked 4 hours ago
Nosajimiki
1586
asked 4 hours ago
Nosajimiki
1586
asked 4 hours ago
Nosajimiki
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asked 4 hours ago
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No, a rewrite rule is still vulnerable to attacks like sslstrip.
If you look at the documentation or try it out, you'll see that your rewrite rule is actually creating a redirect.
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No, a rewrite rule is still vulnerable to attacks like sslstrip.
If you look at the documentation or try it out, you'll see that your rewrite rule is actually creating a redirect.
answered 4 hours ago
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No, a rewrite rule is still vulnerable to attacks like sslstrip.
If you look at the documentation or try it out, you'll see that your rewrite rule is actually creating a redirect.
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
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up vote
5
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No, a rewrite rule is still vulnerable to attacks like sslstrip.
If you look at the documentation or try it out, you'll see that your rewrite rule is actually creating a redirect.
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
8,03941728
No, a rewrite rule is still vulnerable to attacks like sslstrip.
If you look at the documentation or try it out, you'll see that your rewrite rule is actually creating a redirect.
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
8,03941728
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
8,03941728
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
8,03941728
answered 4 hours ago
AndrolGenhald
8,03941728
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