# HTTPS Open

> HTTPS Open add-on forces all HTTP requests to use HTTPS.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-open](https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-open)

## Overview

- **ID:** `https-open`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Karl
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-21
- **First published:** 2023-04-20
- **Size:** 7.91 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/https-open/)

## Description

HTTPS Open is a Firefox add-on that automatically redirects HTTP requests to their secure HTTPS equivalents, enhancing online security and protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks.

## Rankings

- #132,601 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-open)