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# Always Use HTTPS

Configure Always Use HTTPS to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS using a permanent or temporary redirect.

Redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS to ensure that content is delivered over an encrypted connection.

**Always Use HTTPS** redirects requests received over HTTP to the HTTPS version of the same URL. You can configure the redirect to use either a permanent (`301`) or temporary (`302`) HTTP status code.

{% hint style="info" %}
Ensure that a valid SSL certificate is configured for the CDN Resource before enabling Always Use HTTPS. Otherwise, redirected requests may fail because the HTTPS connection cannot be established correctly.
{% endhint %}

## Configure Always Use HTTPS

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Open Security

Open your CDN Resource and select **Security**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Enable Always Use HTTPS

Turn on **Always Use HTTPS**.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Select the Redirect Code

Under **Redirect code**, select the HTTP status code used for the redirect:

* **301** — Permanent redirect. Recommended for production environments and SEO.
* **302** — Temporary redirect. Use when HTTPS enforcement may change in the future.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Save the Configuration

Select **Save** in the pending changes bar.

Review the pending changes and confirm the configuration.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

After the configuration is saved, HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS using the selected redirect code.

## Behavior

When Always Use HTTPS is enabled:

* HTTP requests are redirected to the HTTPS version of the same URL.
* Request paths and query strings are preserved during the redirect.
* Existing HTTPS requests are not redirected.
* Redirected requests return the configured `301` or `302` status code.
* HTTPS delivery requires a valid SSL certificate for the CDN Resource.

## Redirect Codes

The redirect code determines whether clients should treat the HTTPS destination as permanent or temporary.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="145.199951171875"></th><th width="124.800048828125"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Redirect Code</td><td>Type</td><td>Use</td></tr><tr><td><code>301</code></td><td>Permanent</td><td>Use when HTTP-to-HTTPS redirection is intended to remain in place.</td></tr><tr><td><code>302</code></td><td>Temporary</td><td>Use when HTTPS enforcement may change in the future.</td></tr></tbody></table>

For more information about HTTP status codes, see [HTTP Response Codes](/getting-started/concepts/http-response-codes.md)

## Related Concepts

* [SSL/TLS Encryption](/products/security/ssl-tls-encryption.md)
* [CNAME & SSL](/products/performance-cdn/static-content-delivery/advanced-configuration/cname-and-ssl.md)


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