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No they wouldn't, without HSTS a bad actor (public wifi) could just do an SSL strip attack. Sure, observant users would notice that the page isn't over https, a
by C4K3 8y ago
No they wouldn't, without HSTS a bad actor (public wifi) could just do an SSL strip attack. Sure, observant users would notice that the page isn't over https, and with browsers adding warnings on all http pages, that'll become more obvious, but it's still not something most people notice.
Are you thinking of HPKP?
- tekstar 8y agoah, yes, I was confusing HSTS with HPKP. Now I need to re-read the whole thread with this context. Thanks for the correction!