Questions tagged [https]

HTTPS stands for HTTP Secure and is a combination of HTTP and SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) and is used to provide an encrypted connection to a website.

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ffmpeg on linux returns "HTTP error 403 forbidden", but in works on Windows

I am trying to download a video using ffmpeg. I get the link from "Kodi", and then use that link to get the full video. Before it worked great as the link that "Kodi" returned was a "http" link, but ...
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IIS 7.5 URL Rewrite to HTTPS not completly working

Lately I've installed a SSL certificate for a website on a IIS 7.5 webserver. Then i set up a URL rewrite rule to rewrite HTTP to HTTPS. So far almost everything is working except for one thing. If i ...
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Firefox experiences a sec_error_unknown_issuer error for every HTTPS connection

When I attempt to connect to any site that uses an HTTPS connection (e.g. https://www.google.com), I get a 'This Connection is Untrusted' error. I'm using FF 42.0. I followed the instructions in the ...
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Is RSS source support HTTPS?

I found the RSS feed source always is using HTTP protocol. Is RSS feed support HTTPS protocol? When I feed a RSS source, I may write the link: http://cn.engadget.com/rss.xml or like: feed.appinn....
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Controlling access to video stream

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but here goes. I have a video stream from a device on the local network that I would like to expose behind some kind of authentication. It's ...
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How can I run RDP over HTTPS using a Linux client?

My employer switched from VPN and RDP to using what our admin calls "RDP over HTTPS". Since that switch I find myself unable to connect to the "new" RDP server. I think the progress is as follows: A ...
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stunnel without stunnel client or without admin rights

I'm not sure if this is possible, but I would like to access my SSL tunnel that is set on a Linux box without a stunnel client from the Windows box. This is because I don't have admin rights on the ...
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Is gitosis or gitolite necessary to push changes via HTTP/HTTPS to remote git repository?

I have an apache2 server running a virtual host with HTTPS and basic authentication enabled. The virtual host serves GIT repositories via gitweb script. Authenticated users pull repositories from ...
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Stop Chrome forcing https on .dev domain [duplicate]

After updating to version 63 I have lost many hours figuring out what happened. I really don't care if it is a valid TLD and I don't want to use .test. So what are the ways around it? They did not ...
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Connect to an https service using an http-only client

Is there a simple command line client that would be invoked something like this: http2https --listen localhost:80 --connect example.com:443 which would then allow me to effectively connect to https:/...
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Error while configuration new SSL certificate on LDAP server and client

My last SSL certificate expired yesterday and which was configured on my LDAP server, so I purchased a new SSL key activated it and again tried to configure but still it showing the same error. First ...
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SSL Certificate from client

Could anybody explain to me where did my browser get SSL certificates? As I understand, communication between me (a client) and web application (server) going through public-private keypair exchange, ...
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Is it safe to register on an HTTP webpage when I am using VPN?

I only register (make an account/login stuff) on HTTPS webpages. However, a webpage I wanted to register right now doesn't use HTTPS. I am wondering if I am connected to my company VPN, is it safe to ...
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Error When Setting up SSL on Alternate Port

I have a web server running on a Raspberry Pi. I am running stunnel on port 443, so I have been working to move my web server to port 8443. I use Let's Encrypt (Certbot) for my SSL certificates, and ...
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How to test if a web-services client application supports TLS?

I have a client app that accesses an HTTPS web-service. It uses an external library for SSL support. The service provider has advised they are dropping SSL 3 support and, from a specific date, will ...
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How to configure apache2 to serve my website with HTTPS?

I need to test my website in HTTPS, because some functionalities (i.e. geolocation) are accessible only with secured connection using Firefox. I was trying to follow this help, but I did not succeed ...
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Remove a pinned certificate from Firefox

I renewed my LetsEncrypt certificate on my Website where I used certificate pinning before. Now I removed those headers in my webserver config and the site works fine again without pinning. But on ...
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Forcing HTTPS through proxy by DNS / How works "Smart DNS" with HTTPS?

I'd like to force HTTP(S) traffic to certain websites from my home network through a proxy running on a VPS. I installed tinyproxy on the VPS, running on port 8080. On my computer I'm running sudo ...
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Block Let's Encrypt validation protocol for clients on guest network

I've setup a guest network behind the same public IP as a home web server running Seafile, communication between it and the clients is secured by the HTTPS protocol using a certificate signed by a ...
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Downloaded a Firefox Addon on addons.mozilla.COM. Ignored Untrusted Certificate. Should I worry?

This site: https://en-us.add-ons.mozilla.com has an untrusted certificate. (At least with my browser: Iceweasel 24.2.0) I find that highly suspicious. But I do not know enough about such ...
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Redirect multiple domains and subdomain with .htaccess

I am struggling with setting proper https redirect via a .htaccess file for my domains. I have the following domains, subdomains and directories: public_html/ -> www.red.com public_html/drk -&...
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Will the proxy provider know what I'm communicating via HTTPS?

I'm in China and I must use proxies or VPNs to access a wide variety of overseas sites (like Google). My school provides a free proxy for this purpose, and it declares that Your activities will be ...
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How do I stop google redirecting search to https?

Over roughly the past 2 weeks Google search has either been painfully slow to return results or simply aborts after 30 seconds or so with 'page can't be displayed'. I then noticed that the search ...
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Solve untrusted self-signed certificate

I've created a self-signed certificate for use on my Windows 10 development machine and I've added it to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities/Certificates as advised by How to install an Apache ...
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How do I see why a site is "Not Secure"?

Chrome is reporting a website as "Not Secure". How can I find specific details of why it is making this assessment? If I click the "Learn More" link, it only shows generic information on a Google.com ...
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How does my ISP know I want to browse a torrent website over https

So, I was trying to browse a torrent website over https with a new ISP today. When I tried to open the page, it opened the following html content <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,...
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Our application loads GUI only if Charles proxy is up and running

I don't know how to tackle this. My colleague has a desktop app that runs on El Capitan. The app does this: Conects to https://internalserver/Register/register.aspx Once connected it loads some GUI ...
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Why do some websites show the company name next to the URL?

Some websites show the company name next to the URL (in Chrome) and some don't. How do I set this up for my website? Is there a reason why or why I wouldn't want to do this?
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Nginx Redirect allsubdomains to a non-subdomain url

I am currently issueing the following problem and by hell, i can't solve it. The > 20 similar threads i found with google are no help. First of all, i created a simple HTTP to HTTPS redirect, which ...
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Catching PDF files downloaded through my proxy server

I need a solution where an https proxy can be configured to stored all PDF files being downloaded by proxy users , with a reasonable way to keep pdf download information (to be precise : download time ...
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How do I redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS when ISP blocks port 80?

I am running a HTTPS web server at home but it has one key flaw: you can't connect to it using port 80. My ISP (Cox) blocked (incoming) port 80, there is nothing I can do about it, but luckily for me ...
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How to prevent ISP from sniffing HTTPS traffic and tampering it

India's telecom provider is intercepting including HTTPS and tampering it with custom page. Sample: curl -H "Host: thepiratebay.org" http://192.30.253.112/ <meta name="viewport" content="width=...
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proxy pass ssl requests to localnet ssl sites

I've got a two sites running over https in local network and uses letsencrypt certificates - lets call them git.foo.com and api.foo.com. I want to see these sites from internet. I've got an OpenWRT ...
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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS on Synology NAS

When having the Synology DSM open on port 5000/5001 I can configure it to always redirect to 5001 (HTTPS). But now I have created a custom sub-domain and a rule in the reverse proxy to route traffic ...
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HTTPS traffic 40x slower than HTTP in Windows 10 x64

Followup from this problem https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45768893/git-clone-in-windows-much-slower-than-in-linux/45893258#45893258 Windows 10 HTTPS traffic is capped about 200-240kb/s. HTTP ...
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Site being loaded without SSL certificate

There is a certain site I frequent daily. I just noticed that when I enter it, it is loaded with http instead of https. I checked it's certificate using this service and it says it is still valid for ...
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How long does a self-signed certificate's "Proceed Anyway" exception last in Google Chrome?

As is usual with most web development, I have a web server using a self-signed certificate for HTTPS access. I notice myself needing to go through the "Proceed anyway" prompt in Chrome once about ...
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Is the port 443 required when setting cookie exceptions on Chrome?

In my Chrome cookie exceptions I have a lot of https:// entries. Some have a trailing :443, some others don't. As 443 is the default HTTPS port, is it required in the exception? Would https://example....
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Can't access https (internal) website

After 5 days of trying and head banging I've given up. Following issue: - Company network - Windows 10 machine - Joined to the domain - trying to access a Cisco Call Manager portal which is hosted ...
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Https abuse in public place [closed]

I'm helping my friend to fight crime , after in pub using free wi-fi several times she got abuses , she somehow reported ip's and got rid from problems , after an 10th time I went there installed on ...
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Why can't I access my router's configuration page via https?

I have a TP-Link router and I tried accessing the configuration page (192.168.0.1) via https, but could not. It only works via http. Does this happen with any router or is it just mine (or maybe just ...
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Forcing HTTPS with .htaccess on site with Wordpress in subfolder

I can't get my .htaccess file to work to force HTTPS traffic Site structure that I see if I ftp to my hosting provider: / domains mydomainname.com public_html blog The files for ...
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Execute HTTP/S stream on Windows

How to execute HTTPS download link to an exe file directly?
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Stop redirect from https to http

I have enabled SSL on my Centos machine where the website is being hosted. But when I try to access the website https://1.2.3.4 it gets redirected to http://1.2.3.4. How can I stop this behavior? I ...
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How to setup hostname to website in local IIS with HTTPS

I am using Windows 7 with IIS 7.5. I need to setup local websites on the same IP but on different ports with hostnames which I can access locally by using those hostnames. For e.g. Website name: ...
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How to access secure website with Fiddler autoresponder enabled?

I am on Win 10. If I enable Fiddler autoresponder I cannot access any secure website. Here is Chrome error: Here is Firefox error: How to access secure website with Fiddler autoresponder enabled?...
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Trying to configure monit to use https protocol but it sticks with http

I'm trying to monitor a VHost on the local Apache instance via Monit. The same domain accepts both http and https traffic, so I wanted to monitor both. Also, the IP that the domain resolves to goes ...
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Can only access HTTPS secure sites at a router level

I've got an ASUS router running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/25/13) giga. Sometime in the last week I have not been able to access remote sites through standard HTTP (port 80). HTTPS on port 443 works without ...
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Troubleshooting proxy issues

My IT is very unreliable in providing me support. My company has provided 2 proxies for reaching the internet. Let's call them proxy A & B. Proxy A supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS. Proxy B ...
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How to setup HTTPS on qbittorrent WebUI with letsencrypt/certbot?

I am running qbittorrent-nox on an Ubuntu server (16.04). I use a dynamic DNS address to access the WebUI. In the github page there is a tutorial to setup HTTPS, but only using self-signed certs. I ...

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