# EFForg/https-everywhere

A browser extension that encrypts your communications with many websites that offer HTTPS but still allow unencrypted connections.

Repository: https://github.com/EFForg/https-everywhere
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/https-everywhere
Homepage: https://eff.org/https-everywhere
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ruleset, javascript, https
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-01-25T19:41:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4655, "days_push": 1316, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3354, forks 1074 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:57.914235+00:00)

## What it is
HTTPS Everywhere was a Firefox, Chrome, and Opera browser extension by EFF that rewrote HTTP requests to HTTPS to encrypt browsing. It was sunset in January 2023 because major browsers now ship native HTTPS-only modes.

## Use cases
- force https on all websites
- encrypt my browser traffic by default
- avoid unencrypted http connections
- upgrade insecure http requests to https
- protect browsing from eavesdropping on public wifi
- study https ruleset data for research

## When to choose
- you are on a very old browser without a native HTTPS-only mode
- you want to study or reuse its HTTPS rulesets
- you need a historical reference for web encryption advocacy

## When to avoid
- you use a current browser - enable its built-in HTTPS-only mode instead
- you need maintained or updated software
- you need protection beyond HTTPS upgrading such as tracker blocking

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, privacy
- domain: security, privacy, browser-extensions, web-development
- platform: browser-extension, browser
- tags: https, browser-extension, eff, encryption, rulesets, sunset-project

## Member repositories
- EFForg/https-everywhere (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.914235+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:40:55.937965+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EFForg/https-everywhere (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.914235+00:00, sha acf1e3a15f31)
  - homepage: https://eff.org/https-everywhere (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.484851+00:00, sha a699adb5fe4d)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.487624+00:00, sha f173d16422e3)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about/contact (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.489354+00:00, sha 904dcbb825ce)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about/staff (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.491316+00:00, sha edac6c71da98)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.495241+00:00, sha 4717092203d4)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about/annual-reports-and-financials (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.499002+00:00, sha 20c26865e8a3)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/volunteer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.500724+00:00, sha 64d0b2b4d92d)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/updates?type=press_release (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.497101+00:00, sha b9dd04d6f080)
  - site_page: https://www.eff.org/pages/membership-faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:19.502592+00:00, sha 0574bade572c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.