Sniff for SSL capability of browser

If you run a secure server, you often have some non-secure content prior to authentication of a secure session. To provide a mechanism to show a page prior to authentication, you can “sniff” for the clients capability with a small bit of JavaScript.

First establish a global variable on the page:
<script type="text/javascript">
var sslok = 0;
</script>

Then, include a JavaScript file that is ONLY available via a secure
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.giantgeek.com.com/secure/sniff.js"></script>

The ‘sniff.js’ file should contain (at a minimum):
sslok = 1;

Finally, check and act on the value:
<script type="text/javascript">
if (sslok === 1) {
window.location.href = 'https://www.giantgeek.com/secure/';
}
</script>

Done!