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NimbostratusWhy do we use HTTP to HTTPS redirect ?
Hi F5 Team ,
When do we use "redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS for a virtual server on the BIG-IP system" ? What are the benefits of doing this ? In which scenario we use this ?
Regards , Chethan
1.End-User ease. Not all users know to use https://abc.com. its much easier to do abc.com in their browsers and get redirected to https. 2. You redirect from Non-secure to Secure when http->https redirect is used.
HTH Regards.
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eben1.End-User ease. Not all users know to use https://abc.com. its much easier to do abc.com in their browsers and get redirected to https. 2. You redirect from Non-secure to Secure when http->https redirect is used.
HTH Regards.
Chris_GrantEmployee
Also, keep in mind that without this, and with nothing listening on port 80, what the user will get is a simple timeout "Server not found" when trying to go to http://www.yoursite.com/ rather than seeing your website after a simple redirection. If you're trying to sell the user a good or service you want to make sure they are seeing your website, not an error message.
eben_259100Cirrostratus
1.End-User ease. Not all users know to use https://abc.com. its much easier to do abc.com in their browsers and get redirected to https. 2. You redirect from Non-secure to Secure when http->https redirect is used.
HTH Regards.
- Chris_Grant
Also, keep in mind that without this, and with nothing listening on port 80, what the user will get is a simple timeout "Server not found" when trying to go to http://www.yoursite.com/ rather than seeing your website after a simple redirection. If you're trying to sell the user a good or service you want to make sure they are seeing your website, not an error message.
