After a few tests, I’m starting to reach the conclusion that a browser does not send a Referer HTTP header when one clicks to a http page from a https one.
What security reason is that for? Is is defined somewhere in the standard?
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After a few tests, I’m starting to reach the conclusion that a browser does not send a Referer HTTP header when one clicks to a http page from a https one.
What security reason is that for? Is is defined somewhere in the standard?
The HTTP RFC states, in section 15.1.3 Encoding Sensitive Information in URI’s :
So, this is expected / standard behaviour.