Security News > 2021 > April > How to use the new HTTPS-Only mode in Firefox

Firefox's new feature automatically redirects from HTTP to HTTPS and should be considered a must-use for the security-minded.

Now, here's the trick: A website might automatically direct your insecure call to the secure protocol, so HTTP automatically directs to HTTPS. When that happens, you're good to go.

Not every site makes use of HTTPS auto-redirects.

The only caveat to this happens when a site doesn't use the secure HTTPS protocol, at which point you will receive an error.

Figure B. Even though you'll run into this issue, I consider forcing HTTP to HTTPS a necessary option in today's world of constant hacks and data breaches.

In the end, you'll have to decide if this new feature is worth having to deal with when you have must-use websites that don't take advantage of HTTPS. If the sites you use can do both HTTP and HTTPS, you are much better off enabling HTTPS-Only on Firefox.

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