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# Azure App Service Web app doesn't redirect HTTP to HTTPS misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                       |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_AZURE\_14                     |
| Category - Subcategory | Public Exposure - APIs                |
| Provider               | AZURE                                 |
| Severity               | MEDIUM                                |
| Framework              | ARM, Bicep, Terraform, Terraform Plan |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | c6c62207-dbf7-45a1-b809-e1c896eb28fb  |

## Impact

Azure Web Apps by default allows sites to run under both HTTP and HTTPS, and can be accessed by anyone using non-secure HTTP links. Non-secure HTTP requests can be restricted and all HTTP requests redirected to the secure HTTPS port. We recommend you enforce HTTPS-only traffic to increase security. This will redirect all non-secure HTTP requests to HTTPS ports. HTTPS uses the SSL/TLS protocol to provide a secure connection, which is both encrypted and authenticated.

## How to Fix

## Resource\*: azurerm\_app\_service *Argument*: https\_only \[source,go]

resource "azurerm\_app\_service" "example" { ...

* https\_only = true }

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