Why HTTPS Matters

These days, treating HTTPS as optional doesn’t really work. Browsers warn users, Google prefers secure sites, and plain HTTP is easy to snoop on. Here’s why it’s worth getting it right.

With HTTP, everything goes over the wire in plain text—passwords, form data, cookies. Anyone on the same network can read or alter it. HTTPS wraps that in TLS (what people still call SSL), so the connection is encrypted and tamper-resistant. For anything where users log in, pay, or share personal data, HTTPS plus a valid certificate is the baseline.

You can verify your setup in a few seconds: use the checker on the homepage, enter your domain, and you’ll see whether the redirect and certificate are configured correctly. The report also shows if your server advertises HTTP/3 (QUIC) for better performance. No signup required.