Enabling HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security)
HSTS is a tool that tells browsers to only use SSL for all futurere quests to a website. It strengthens SSL by preventing many common attacks against it (such as protocol attack and cookie hijacking).
Enabling HSTS is simple
Step 1 - Access and edit your .htaccess file.
Click here for a guide if you're unsure how to do that.
Step 2 - Add this line to the top of the file:
Header set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000" env=HTTPS
Step 3 - Hit
Save Changes on the top right of the screen
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