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Is there secure redirection between HTTP and HTTPS?
There is no “secure” redirection between http and https. The first step is insecure (http) and can be compromised with a relative ease. Considering this, it is not really important from security viewpoint if the insecure steps are one or more. What can be used to improve the situation:
What happens if you default to https instead of HTTP?
The way many web servers are currently configured, you could actually end up on the wrong website if you defaulted to https. This is not true if you default to http. For example, suppose you have 3 sites all on the same IP address:
Why do some websites do not support HTTPS?
Well, I can presume that a few reasons exist: HTTPS support is not automatically configured on websites. Therefore, why should browsers assume it is? Saying that a website is not accessible unless using a specific scheme would be over the heads of a significant number of users. Switching to HTTPS is not as simple as it seems in some cases.
How to redirect a web browser to a native app?
For example, an iOS application may register a custom protocol such as myapp:// and then use a redirect_uri of myapp://callback. Some platforms, (Android, and iOS as of iOS 9), allow the app to override specific URL patterns to launch the native application instead of a web browser.
Why do I need to redirect my HTTP request to a new location?
The element configures settings for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 that redirect client requests to a new location. There are several reasons why you might want to redirect clients to a new location.
How to redirect HTTP requests to the / OWA virtual directory?
Configure the default website to redirect http requests to the /owa virtual directory. Remove http redirection from all virtual directories in the default website (including /owa). Reset IIS for the changes to take effect.