Is there anything insecure about opening port 80 just to redirect?
Its a pretty simple question, is there any real network insecurity to opening up port 80 just so I can redirect them to ssl? Currently you have to type https:// just to access one of the sites. Is there anything bad with opening port 80 just to automatically redirect to the same url on port 443?
Solution 1:
Nope, there is no issue with opening port 80. The insecurities with opening ports on a firewall is caused by allowing a service to be accessed by the public which shouldn't be public. Opening port 80 to redirect to port 443 is completely fine.