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How to Force HTTPS or HTTP for different URLs

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How to Force HTTPS or HTTP for different URLs¶

You can force areas of your site to use the HTTPS protocol in the security config. This is done through the access_control rules using the requires_channel option. For example, if you want to force all URLs starting with /secure to use HTTPS then you could use the following configuration:

YAML

access_control:
    - { path: ^/secure, roles: ROLE_ADMIN, requires_channel: https }

XML

<access-control>
    <rule path="^/secure" role="ROLE_ADMIN" requires_channel="https" />
</access-control>

PHP

'access_control' => array(
    array(
        'path'             => '^/secure',
        'role'             => 'ROLE_ADMIN',
        'requires_channel' => 'https',
    ),
),

The login form itself needs to allow anonymous access, otherwise users will be unable to authenticate. To force it to use HTTPS you can still use access_control rules by using the IS_AUTHENTICATED_ANONYMOUSLY role:

YAML

access_control:
    - { path: ^/login, roles: IS_AUTHENTICATED_ANONYMOUSLY, requires_channel: https }

XML

<access-control>
    <rule path="^/login"
          role="IS_AUTHENTICATED_ANONYMOUSLY"
          requires_channel="https" />
</access-control>

PHP

'access_control' => array(
    array(
        'path'             => '^/login',
        'role'             => 'IS_AUTHENTICATED_ANONYMOUSLY',
        'requires_channel' => 'https',
    ),
),

It is also possible to specify using HTTPS in the routing configuration, see How to Force Routes to always Use HTTPS or HTTP for more details.

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