https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38516

--- Comment #16 from dkee...@mozilla.com ---
(In reply to comment #10)
> Let's assume we need to turn off HSTS for a really great reason, like a
> country
> being blocked on HTTPS. How would those users get the expired header if they
> can't reach the site?

They wouldn't be able to. They would have to manually clear the cached HSTS
information (in Firefox, users can do this by using "Clear Recent History ->
Site Preferences").

(In reply to comment #15)
> I meant in reference to comment 4, which mentioned that if somebody uses it
> on
> a shared computer then it will use TLS for practically ever. We could make it
> so logging out causes HSTS to be disabled, although honestly it'd be better
> if
> we didn't now that I think about it...

The weak point of HSTS is the first connection. By doing this, there would be
many more first connections for things to go wrong.

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