HTTPS by default message showing everytime I open the browser

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@Dr4m

Is this a problem?

@mrdedi Do you have any extensions installed? brave://extensions/ –

You may be surprised to discover that an HTTPS Everywhere extension is installed.

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For clarity of what are:

• HTTPS Everywhere (‘Upgrade connections to HTTPS’ toggle switch at: brave://settings/shields)

• HTTPS Only (‘Always use secure connections’ toggle switch at: brave://settings/security)

See:

Stop brave from redirecting http://localhost to https://localhost

There are three things I can think of that will upgrade top-level HTTP URLs to HTTPS: HTTPS Everywhere: This is based on a list of rules and so it wouldn’t cover localhost. Also, it’s covered by the Upgrade connections to HTTPS toggle in the Shields settings. “HTTPS only” mode: This upgrades all HTTP URLs to HTTPS, no rules required. This is controlled by the Always use secure connections toggle in the Security settings. HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS): This is a response header that a s…

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