Your API Shouldn't Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

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Your API Shouldn't Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

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ProgrammingEnglish · 8 months ago

Instead of redirecting API calls from HTTP to HTTPS, make the failure visible. Unfortunately, many well-known API providers don't currently do so.

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8 months ago
Invalidating creds sent over http is a great point!

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