GNU Wget 1.17 Command-line Download Manager Gets FTPS and HSTS Support | Linux Today

GNU Wget 1.17 Command-line Download Manager Gets FTPS and HSTS Support

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Marius Nestor
Nov 17, 2015

GNU wget 1.17 is mostly a feature release that brings in a few interesting features, among which we can mention support for the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) web security policy mechanism through the implementation of the –hsts and –hsts-file options.

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Marius Nestor

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