HSTS Support in Microsoft Edge and Internet ExplorerHSTS Support in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
HSTS support basically means that browsers will turn insecure (HTTP) links into secure (HTTPs) links as instructed by an HSTS-compliant web server before accessing the web server content.
September 2, 2015
Q: Do Microsoft browsers (Internet Explorer and the new Microsoft Edge) support the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) extension for HTTP? HSTS protects SSL/TSL-secured websites against downgrade attacks and ensures that browsers can only interact with a site using a secure HTTPS connection.
A: Yes Microsoft supports HSTS in their brand new Edge browser and in their latest Internet Explorer (IE) – version 11. Both browsers and HSTS support are included in Windows 10. Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 can also support HSTS if the patch described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3058515 is installed. See https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/kb/3058515 for more information on this patch.
The HSTS support basically means that browsers will turn insecure (HTTP) links into secure (HTTPs) links as instructed by an HSTS-compliant web server before accessing the web server content. Also, HSTS-compliant browsers will show an error message if a secure connection to the web server cannot be guaranteed.
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