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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