Sending forget-me-nots on the importance of HTTPSRecently the U.S. DotGov registrar announced that all U.S. government sites will be added to the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) pre-load lists on browsers. This is a very important step in ensuring that all access to U.S. government sites is completely secure.
Frequently, when a browser attempts to access an HTTPS website, it first attempts a plain, unencrypted HTTP connection. Once this attempt is done, then the...
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