Automatically Redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS on IIS 7 using URL Rewrite 2.0
In a previous article I covered the installation URL Rewrite 2.0 for IIS 7. This is a plug-in for IIS 7 that allows you to manipulate URL’s. URL Rewrite has a GUI to allow you to enter rules within IIS 7; in the background all this does is edit the web.config file of the site. I will show you how to create a rule both ways. In the following example we will redirect HTTP to HTTPs using URL Rewrite. You will need the following items completed in order for this to work correctly. – SSL Certificate for site installed in IIS. – Site properly installed and configured for SSL (site set up and binding in IIS configured). – URL Rewrite 2.0 is installed on the sever. GUI Version – Select the website you wish to configure – In the “Features View” panel, double click URL Rewrite You will notice there are currently no rules configured for this site. Click “Add Rules…” in the Actions menu to the right of the “Features View” panel Use the default “Blank rule” and press “OK”. Wh