HTTPS Readiness test

Input

Check here if your site complies with the HTTPS best practices

Domain analysis: www.mozilla.org

  • IP addresses: 104.16.40.2, 104.16.41.2
  • Always redirect to same domain https://www.mozilla.org (BEST PRACTICE!)

    • Certificate details

  • This SSL Certificate was created especially for www.mozilla.org
  • Certificate issued by DigiCert Inc, of type DigiCert SHA2 Secure Server CA
  • Certificate start date: Nov 5 00:00:00 2018 GMT
  • Certificate expiration: Nov 13 12:00:00 2019 GMT (in 21 days)
  • Certificate validity period: 1 year(s) => commercial (paid) certificate
  • Encryption algorhythm: TLSv1.2 / ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
    • More certificate details?
  • SSL Labs: get more detailed HTTPS report
  • Mozilla Observatory: get more detailed HTTPS report

    • HTTPS Headers

  • Missing HTTP header x-frame-options - should be SAMEORIGIN
  • Missing HTTP header content-security-policy - create at least a minimal one
  • HTTP header x-xss-protection is OK - cross-scripting protection
  • HTTP header strict-transport-security (HSTS) is OK (12 months valid)

    • Content details

  • No mixed content: no http files used in the https page

    • How to get https for your site

  • Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority.
    Example: cloudfleet.io, scotthelme.co.uk
  • Cloudflare One-Click SSL (also on the Free Plan)
    Example: toolstud.io
  • Paid certificates: Verisign, GeoTrust, Comodo, DigiCert, Thawte, Globalsign
    Example: www.amazon.com, www.mozilla.org, twitter.com

    • References

  • Google Chrome and/or Search will punish your website for insecure content and practices. In short, every site should be https://, and should send every visitor of their http:// site to the secure one.
  • Google Chrome: Our plan to label HTTP sites as non-secure is taking place in gradual steps
  • Data Security Action Plan, step 1: Implement strict encryption measures on all network traffic
  • BuiltWith: SSL by Default Usage Statistics
  • Analysis of the Alexa Top 1M sites: HTTPS, HSTS, CSP