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HSTS preload checker

Paste your Strict-Transport-Security response header. We grade it against hstspreload.org's requirements.

Paste a header value

Examples:

Why preload? Without preload, the first HTTP request to a new browser/device is still vulnerable to SSL strip. Preload bakes the HSTS promise into Chrome (and downstream browsers) so the FIRST connection is HTTPS too. Once you commit, removal takes months — verify every subdomain serves HTTPS first.