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> Modern versions of Chrom{e|ium} & Firefox (and other browsers based on them) have defaulted to HTTPS when the protocol is not specified. This is not true but
by baobun 9mo ago
> Modern versions of Chrom{e|ium} & Firefox (and other browsers based on them) have defaulted to HTTPS when the protocol is not specified.
This is not true but it would be nice if it was.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443199
- dspillett 9mo agoHmm. I am perhaps confusing announced plans, and the effect of the HSTS preload lists, with actually released changes to defaults. I'll have to install some fresh VMs and see what behaviour I get out-of-the-box with no HSTS cache (and sites not on the preload lists) on various OSs, to correct my understanding.