Overview

Users may want to redirect users from HTTP to HTTPS through an IIS rewrite rule. This solution was provided when a user was experiencing issues with enabling the IIS rewrite module.

Solution

To accomplish this you must:

1. First, make sure that the URL Rewrite module has been installed. You can check if this is installed by opening up IIS and clicking on a website and see if the URL Rewrite button is available.
2. Click Blank Rule and Click Ok.

3. Enter any rule name you wish.
   In the Match URL section:
   - Select Matches the Pattern in the Requested URL drop-down menu
   - Select Regular Expressions in the Using drop-down menu
   - Enter the following pattern in the Match URL section: (.*)
   - Check the Ignore case box

   

    

4. In the Conditions section, select Match all under the Logical Grouping drop-down menu and press Add.
   In the prompted window:

   - Enter {HTTPS} as a condition input
   - Select Matches the Pattern from the drop-down menu
   - Enter ^OFF$ as a pattern
   - Press OK

   

    

5. In the Action section, select Redirect as the action type and specify the following for Redirect URL:
   https://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI}

   Un-check the Append query string box.
   Select the Redirection Type of your choice. The whole Action section should look like this:

    

6. Click on Apply on the right side of the Actions menu.