Why HTTPS secures communication in Nginx - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to enable HTTPS by specifying the SSL certificate file.

Nginx

ssl_certificate [1];

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A/etc/nginx/ssl/server.crt

B/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

C/var/www/html/index.html

D/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using configuration files or HTML files instead of certificate files.

The ssl_certificate directive points to the SSL certificate file needed for HTTPS.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the SSL key file for HTTPS in nginx configuration.

Nginx

ssl_certificate_key [1];

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A/usr/share/nginx/html/index.html

B/etc/nginx/conf.d/ssl.conf

C/etc/nginx/ssl/server.key

D/var/log/nginx/access.log

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using log files or HTML files instead of key files.

The ssl_certificate_key directive specifies the private key file for HTTPS encryption.

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hard

Fix the error in the nginx server block to listen on HTTPS port.

Nginx

listen [1] ssl;

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A8080

B443

C80

D22

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using port 80 or other ports which are not standard for HTTPS.

HTTPS uses port 443, so the server must listen on port 443 with SSL enabled.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the nginx server block for HTTPS with strong security.

Nginx

ssl_protocols [1];
ssl_ciphers [2];

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ATLSv1.2 TLSv1.3

BSSLv3 TLSv1

CHIGH:!aNULL:!MD5

DLOW:!SSLv3

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using outdated protocols or weak cipher suites.

Use modern TLS versions and strong ciphers to secure HTTPS connections.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to configure nginx to redirect HTTP to HTTPS and enable SSL.

Nginx

server {
    listen [1];
    return [2] https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen [3] ssl;
    ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/server.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/server.key;
}

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A80

B301

C443

D302

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong ports or temporary redirect codes.

Port 80 listens for HTTP and redirects permanently (301) to HTTPS on port 443 with SSL enabled.