Browsers - Bypassing HSTS Warnings

Sometimes the browser will show an HSTS warning message

Some browsers use HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security), which lets a web app remember that it should only be accessed over HTTPS. When this happens, the fix is to clear the browser cache. Open the Privacy settings in Firefox and clear your recent history: Now the Cache and Active Log-ins with a Time range to clear set to Everything and Click Clear now.

As a last resource,resort, thereyou is an option in Firefox tocan fully disable HTST:HSTS in Firefox:

Type about:config in the Firefox URL.address bar. A warning mightmay appear,appear; Clickclick OK.

OnIn the list of options presented,preferences, look for the entry called “currentTimeOffsetSeconds”network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist, right-click itit, and selecttoggle >it Newto Integer and set the value to. 11491200 or greater.false.

If the entrypreference is not available in the list, itright-click can add as well by right-clickinganywhere on the page.page, select New > Boolean, name it network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist, and set it to false.