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Considering the importance of this security measure is important to verify that the web site using this HTTP header, in order to ensure that all the data travels encrypted from the web browser to the server.<br>
 
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Brief Summary


HSTS header is a mechanism that web sites have to communicate to the web browsers that all traffic exchanged with a given domain must always be sent over https, this will help protect the information from being passed over unencrypted requests.
Considering the importance of this security measure is important to verify that the web site using this HTTP header, in order to ensure that all the data travels encrypted from the web browser to the server.

Description of the Issue


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