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mod_firewall: Fix missing import of util.set (used to be global)
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:27:53 +0200
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summary: HTTP Strict Transport Security
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Introduction
============

This module implements [HTTP Strict Transport
Security](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6797) and responds to all
non-HTTPS requests with a `301 Moved Permanently` redirect to the HTTPS
equivalent of the path.

Configuration
=============

Add the module to the `modules_enabled` list and optionally configure
the specific header sent.

    modules_enabled = {
      ...
          "strict_https";
    }
    hsts_header = "max-age=31556952"

Compatibility
=============

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  trunk   Works
  0.9     Works
  0.8     Doesn't work
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