Question

If http requests are routed to https, does a bad security "score" for http matter?

When I submit https://myWordPressSite.com to security headers checker it returns an A+.

But when I submit http://myWordPressSite.com It returns an F.

I have configured nginx to redirect http traffic to the https address.

Does the above represent a security vulnerability nonetheless?


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KFSys
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September 25, 2022

Hi @smallnavyboat,

That should be alright then. Since you have a redirection from HTTP to HTTPS you shouldn’t be worried by the F on your HTTP side.

Hi there,

As long as you have a 301 redirect for HTTP to HTTPS it should be ok.

You can test your redirect with curl, for example:

curl -IL http://yourdomain.com

Feel free to share the output here!

Best,

Bobby

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