How do I resolve an HSTS issue?

How to fix HSTS Error in Chrome Browser?

1. Open a new tab in Google Chrome.
2. Under the “Query HSTS/PKP domain” field enter the domain name without HTTP or HTTPS you wise to delete local HSTS settings.

What happens if HSTS is not enabled?

Sometimes, an IT security scan might report that your site is “missing HSTS” or “HTTP Strict Transport Security” headers. If you encounter this error, then your site isn’t using HSTS, which means your HTTPS redirects may be putting your visitors at risk. This is classed as a medium-risk vulnerability.

What is a HSTS error?

Modified on: Wed, 17 Nov, 2021 at 9:22 AM. A “Too many redirects” error can occur when you are loading a Page report for an “HTTP” page that has HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) enabled. HSTS is a web security policy mechanism that helps to protect websites from attack.

What causes HSTS error?

If your browser has stored HSTS settings for a domain and you later try to connect over HTTP or a broken HTTPS connection (mis-match hostname, expired certificate, etc) you will receive an error. Unlike other HTTPS errors, HSTS-related errors cannot be bypassed.

Which vulnerabilities can HSTS prevent?

As HSTS allows websites to declare they are only accessible through a secure connection, they can prevent users from connecting to them over any HTTP connection. This prevents a security vulnerability known as SSL-stripping.

What is HSTS in cyber security?

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is a web security policy mechanism that enables web sites to declare themselves accessible only via secure connections. This helps protect websites and users from protocol downgrade and cookie hijacking attacks.

How do you check if HSTS is working?

There are a couple easy ways to check if the HSTS is working on your WordPress site. 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 HSTS protocol?

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is a simple and widely supported standard to protect visitors by ensuring that their browsers always connect to a website over HTTPS. HSTS exists to remove the need for the common, insecure practice of redirecting users from http:// to https:// URLs.