[bobcattr]

didn't know of HSTS, thanks.

where would one keep up with stuff like that other than keeping up with new rfc's?

[ivanr]

I maintain a complete guide to SSL/TLS deployment:

SSL/TLS Deployment Best Practices https://www.ssllabs.com/projects/best-practices/

[hnolable]

You may want to integrate some of the advice from here in your HSTS section:

http://coderrr.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/canonical-redirect-p...

It seems even github is susceptible to this. That is, for people who type www.github.com into their browser rather than github.com. They both did the redirect wrong, as well as left off HSTS of https://www.github.com.

[moonboots]

agl's blog is a good source: http://www.imperialviolet.org/

[alistair77]

OWASP has lots of useful security info, https://www.owasp.org