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How to use telnet to test ssl/https websites
How to use telnet to test ssl/https websites As I wrote recently, I had some issues with SSL on one of my sites. As part of the troubleshooting process I wanted a way to confirm that the site was responding properly on port 443 (the secure default SSL port) and that the SSL certificate was […]
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I ran into some issues recently where I needed to redirect HTTP to HTTPS for all requests on my site. It took a surprising amount of Google searching and tinkering to find a solution. Ultimately the solution was pretty simple, so I figured I’d share it here and hopefully same other people some time. So, backstory, […]
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