Microsoft Edge 92 to automatically use URLs to HTTPS

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As more and more websites start to support HTTPS, browsers also start to support redirecting to HTTPS addresses by default. Browsers such as Safari, Chrome, and Firefox can now automatically redirect supported websites to HTTPS addresses. With the gradual maturity of the Microsoft Edge browser, this feature has finally arrived.

If the website supports HTTPS, the Edge browser will also jump to HTTPS via HTTP access. This feature has been included in the beta version and is being pushed to selected Microsoft Edge 92 users.

You can actually turn this feature via the following step:

  1. Visit edge://flags/#edge-automatic-https in Edge 92 Canary/Dev and enable Automatic HTTPS
  2. Hit the “Restart” button that appears to restart Microsoft Edge.
  3. Visit edge://settings/privacy and turn on “Automatically switch to more secure connections with Automatic HTTPS”.

HTTPS communicates via HTTP and uses SSL/TLS to encrypt data packets. HTTPS can authenticate the website server to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. Websites that support HTTPS can prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and prevent traffic tampering.

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