freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Ask Browsers to Access Your Site via HTTPS Only with helmet.hsts()

Guide
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Ask Browsers to Access Your Site via HTTPS Only with helmet.hsts()

Hints

Hint 1

You want your app to use helmet’s hsts() method.

Hint 2

Don’t forget to give the methed the appropriate maxAge and force configurations.

Solutionss

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)
  • In the myApp.js file, create a variable to use for the maxAge configuration by adding var ninetyDaysInSeconds = 90*24*60*60; under the seventh instructions.
  • Then, on the next line add app.use(helmet.hsts({ maxAge: ninetyDaysInSeconds, force: true }));.

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