Websites using HSTS
Description of HSTS: HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.
HSTS is used by 47.45% of websites in the Security category.
Business and Finance is the most popular main category among the websites using HSTS.
Business is the most popular subcategory among the websites that are using HSTS.
The technologies that are most often used together with HSTS are Open Graph, webpack, Module Federation, HTTP/3, core-js, RSS, reCAPTCHA, Underscore.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Workspace.
Our AI based recommender engine (trained on 100 million data points) suggests that websites using HSTS may also be interested in using these other technologies: web-vitals, HTTP/3, Open Graph, WordPress.com, Facebook Pixel, Module Federation, Squarespace Commerce, Custom Fonts, Lua, RSS.
Top IAB Industry Verticals using HSTS
Top 10 technologies that are most often used together with HSTS
Technologies that are most interesting for website using HSTS, as determined by our AI recommender
Distribution of domains using HSTS over IAB1 verticals
Introduction to HSTS
HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) is a web security policy mechanism that forces web browsers to communicate with a website only over a secure HTTPS connection.
Practical Applications
of HSTS
- HSTS can be used to improve website security by forcing all communication between the browser and server to be encrypted using HTTPS.
- HSTS can prevent man-in-the-middle attacks by ensuring that the browser only communicates with the legitimate server, and not with any imposters.
- HSTS can help prevent website spoofing by raising an error message if a user attempts to access the site using an unsecure connection.
- HSTS can improve website performance by reducing the time it takes for the browser to establish a secure connection with the server.
- HSTS can be used to comply with industry standards and regulations that require websites to use HTTPS encryption.
Benefits and Advantages of HSTS
- HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) provides increased security and protection against man-in-the-middle attacks.
- It ensures that all communication between the client and server is encrypted and secure.
- HSTS helps to prevent downgrade attacks and SSL stripping attacks.
- It helps to prevent cookie hijacking and session fixation attacks.
- HSTS improves website performance by allowing browsers to cache the secure connection information.
- It can increase user confidence in the website's security and privacy.
Distribution of domains using HSTS over IAB2 verticals
Most popular websites using HSTS
Less popular websites using HSTS
Distribution of domains using HSTS over 1 million most popular domains
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Distribution of domains using HSTS over domain ages
The average age of websites using HSTS is 11.4 years.
The average page rank (measure of backlink strength) of websites using HSTS is 2.56.
5 technologies that are less often used together with HSTS
