HTTPS security can be split into 2 parts (Handshakes): 1. To validate the certificate of a website: 1) When you enter the URL www.Google.com, Google’s server gives its public key and certificate (which was signed by GeoTrust) to the Browser. @PeterMortensen The issue is "How can I automatically redirect HTTP to HTTPS on Apache servers?", and the quoted config setting is specifically addressing that: "To redirect http URLs to https...".

Understanding the Context

If the link breaks, someone can switch it to an archive.org version of the link (something I frequently do for old answers where the link has broken).