Have you ever noticed that some URLs start with “http://” while others start with “https://”? Perhaps you noticed that extra “s” when you were browsing websites that require giving over sensitive information, like when you were paying bills online. But where’d that extra “s” come from, and what does it mean? [...]
To force HTTPS on an Azure site that is configured to run HTTPS and HTTP add the following to your web.config file: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite> <rules> <rule name=”Redirect to HTTPS” stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”(.*)” /> <conditions> <add input=”{HTTPS}” pattern=”^OFF$” /> </conditions> <action type=”Redirect” url=”https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}” redirectType=”Permanent” /> </rule> </rules> [...]
