0x10-https_ssl

HTTPS SSL

In this project, I learned about the importance of HTTPS and how it works. I configured my HolbertonBnB web servers with certbot certificate and HAproxy SSL termination.

Tasks 📃

• 0. HTTPS ABC

  • 0-https_abc: Text file containing answers to the following questions, one answer per line:
  • What is HTTPS?
    • A secure version of HTTP.
    • A faster version of HTTP.
    • A superior version of HTTP.
  • Why do you need HTTPS?
    • To encrypt credit card and social security number information going between the client and the website servers.
    • To encrypt all communication between the client and the website servers.
    • To accelerate the communication between the client and the website servers.
    • In a secure location where nobody can access it.
    • You can host it anywhere but you have to share the link to it on your website.
    • On your website web server(s).

• 1. World wide web

  • 1-world_wide_web: Bash script that displays information about subdomains on my configured servers.
  • Usage: ./1-world_wide_web <domain> <subdomain>
  • Output: The subdomain [SUB_DOMAIN] is a [RECORD_TYPE] record and points to [DESTINATION]
  • If no subdomain parameter is passed, displays information about the subdomains www, lb-01, web-01 and web-02, in that order.

• 2. HAproxy SSL termination

  • 2-haproxy_ssl_termination: HAproxy configuration file that accepts encrypted SSL traffic for the subdomain www. on TCP port 443.

• 3. No loophole in your website traffic

  • 100-redirect_http_to_https: HAproxy configuration file that automatically redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS.