Rubric signal httpsTrust, 3 of 7
HTTPS
Site responds correctly over TLS without mixed content.
- Class
- Trust
- Source
- Web standards + Google ranking docs
Why it matters for AI citation
AI crawlers refuse to crawl mixed-content pages. HTTPS is table stakes.
How to fix it
Migrate to HTTPS. Force redirect with HSTS. Fix mixed-content warnings.
About the Trust class
Crawl-time + share-time trust signals: HTTPS, canonical, viewport, AI-bot access via robots/llms.txt, Twitter card, meta description.
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