Bypass HSTS

annoying security.... grumble, grumble, grumble

Posted by : samui on Jan 26, 2018

Category : howto tips

While I am an avid supporter of encryption and security, I do have to admit… getting the dreaded HSTS error within the Chrome browser sucks. When this happens, one of the quickest easiest “hacks” (tips!) to bypass it is to just type “badidea” on your keyboard. And voila! HSTS is bypassed.

I learned of this trick from the following blog post by Scott Helme. He details how to do this, but more importantly why it’s not really a good idea. If you are getting an HSTS error, then there is obviously something wrong with your SSL Certificates and you should investigate.

Bypass HSTS

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About Sam Aaron

Father. Husband. Geek. Workaholic. US Marine Corps Veteran.

Sam Aaron is a Senior Consultant in the Professional Services Organization for Entelligence, bringing over a decade of expertise in enterprise cloud automation and infrastructure. Sam has spent almost eleven years at VMware leading cloud automation initiatives using VCF Automation (formerly Aria Automation & vRA) and designing scalable, multi-tenant environments with VMware Cloud Director (vCD).

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