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Be more explicit about prioritization, and compliance timeframe.
This indicates explicitly that priority websites should begin their migration immediately. Timeframe is adjusted from "two years" to December 31, 2016.
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@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ In order to promote the efficient and effective deployment of HTTPS, the propose
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This proposal requires that agencies deploy HTTPS on Federal domains under the following guidelines:
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* Newly developed websites and services at all Federal agency domains or subdomains must adhere to this policy upon launch.
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* For existing websites and services, agencies should prioritize deployment using a risk-based analysis. Web services that involve an exchange of personally identifiable information (PII), where the content is unambiguously sensitive in nature, or where the content receives a high-level of traffic should receive priority.
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* Agencies must make all existing websites and services <a name="footnote-source-3"></a>accessible through a secure connection [[3]](#footnote-3) (HTTPS-only, with HSTS) within two years.
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* For existing websites and services, agencies should prioritize deployment using a risk-based analysis. Web services that involve an exchange of personally identifiable information (PII), where the content is unambiguously sensitive in nature, or where the content receives a high-level of traffic should receive priority and migrate as soon as possible.
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* Agencies must make all existing websites and services <a name="footnote-source-3"></a>accessible through a secure connection [[3]](#footnote-3) (HTTPS-only, with HSTS) by December 31, 2016.
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* The use of HTTPS is encouraged on <a name="footnote-source-4"></a>intranets [[4]](#footnote-4), but not explicitly required.
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In summation, the HTTPS-Only Standard will promote the secure transfer of user information, and enact a meaningful privacy safeguard for the consumer.

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