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techthiru
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Jun 04, 2024

What does this setting do in IIS - Ssl Settings - Require SSL ?

I would like to understand the effect of this setting in IIS 

What happens when this check box named <code>"Require SSL"</code> is checked?

Does this enable https: protocol on a http site?

Does this allow only https: urls? and not http: urls on a web application?

I can't possibly find any information surrounding this checkbox if checked!

 

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  • vitsupport's avatar
    vitsupport
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 06, 2024

    Hi, techthiru

     

    As far as I know, when you check "Require SSL", you choose that the application (or applications) require the use of SSL/TLS. This is server-side. The bullet points beneath this checkbox lets you choose to eighter ignore, accept or require the use of client-side certificat. For normal web-sites, you use only server-side certificates.

     

    But, if you leave "Require SSL" un-checked, you can still install and use server-side certificate, and still do a rewrite from HTTP to HTTPS.

     

    Hope this helps, and someone please correct me if I'm terribly wrong.

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