Security News > 2021 > June > Microsoft adds Automatic HTTPS in Edge for secure browsing
Microsoft Edge now can automatically switch users to a secure HTTPS connection when visiting websites over HTTP after enabling Automatic HTTPS. This new feature is in preview in the Canary and Developer preview channels and is rolling out to select users of Microsoft Edge 92.
"Automatic HTTPS switches your connections to websites from HTTP to HTTPS on sites that are highly likely to support the more secure protocol," Microsoft said today.
The automatic switch to an HTTPS connection will protect Edge users from man-in-the-middle attacks attempting to snoop on data exchanged with websites over unencrypted HTTP connections.
If you want to test it right now, you have to open edge://settings/privacy and turn on "Automatically switch to more secure connections with Automatic HTTPS.".
The HTTPS upgrades will be automatic with no alerts to allow you to browse the web just as you usually do, but over a secure connection wherever possible.
While, by default, Automatic HTTPS will only switch to HTTPS on sites likely to support this secure protocol, you can also choose to have all connections switched, which will likely lead to connection errors if the website is missing HTTPS support.