Yes, S usage is an official ranking signal from Google. Technically, it’s a minor signal, classified as a “tiebreaker.” That said, recent browser updates and user expectations mean S is table stakes on the web today.
Auditing SSLS is easy because most browsers will just warn you when you try to access an unencrypted site. If there is no redirect, make sure you are accessing the site over without the "S".
Today, setting up a site with S is fairly simple using france mobile database tools like Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL .
Site supports HSTS
HSTS stands for Strict Transport Security. While there is no indication that HSTS is a ranking signal, Google still recommends using it because it improves the security of your site.
Basically, HSTS instructs the user's browser to always automatically load pages over S, regardless of the input protocol.
To enable HSTS, you must provide a Strict-Transport-Security response header with a max-age directive in seconds, like this:
Strict-Transport-Security => max-age=2592000
To ensure that HSTS does not cause problems for your visitors, it is usually best to start with a lower max-age and work your way up to one year, or 31,536,000 seconds.