RFC 6797

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RFC 6797 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that defines the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) mechanism for enforcing secure HTTPS connections in web browsers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard document ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ
abbreviation HSTS specification ⓘ
appliesTo HTTP ⓘ
HTTPS ⓘ
area Applications ⓘ
associatedProtocol TLS ⓘ
Transport Layer Security ⓘ
linked to: TLS
category Standards Track ⓘ
concerns secure web browsing ⓘ
defines HTTP Strict Transport Security ⓘ
definesBehaviorFor servers advertising HSTS policies ⓘ
user agents processing HSTS headers ⓘ
definesDirective includeSubDomains ⓘ
max-age ⓘ
preload (non-normative reference) ⓘ
definesHeaderFieldName Strict-Transport-Security ⓘ
definesTerm HSTS Host ⓘ
HSTS Policy ⓘ
HSTS User Agent ⓘ
focusesOn transport layer security for HTTP ⓘ
web security ⓘ
identifier RFC 6797 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
obsoletedBy RFC 9110 ⓘ
RFC 9111 ⓘ
RFC 9112 ⓘ
RFC 9113 ⓘ
RFC 9114 ⓘ
obsoletes None ⓘ
publishedBy IETF ⓘ
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
relevantTo web browsers ⓘ
web servers ⓘ
securityGoal ensure persistent use of HTTPS ⓘ
protect users from man-in-the-middle attacks ⓘ
specifiesMechanism enforcing HTTPS connections in user agents ⓘ
mitigating cookie hijacking over HTTP ⓘ
preventing protocol downgrade attacks ⓘ
standardizes HTTP Strict Transport Security header field ⓘ
Strict-Transport-Security header ⓘ
status Proposed Standard ⓘ
stream IETF Stream ⓘ
title HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) ⓘ
updatesSpecification HTTP security model ⓘ
useCase enforcing secure HTTPS connections in web browsers ⓘ

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