How to force SSL for Kubernetes Ingress on GKE

Question

Is there a way to force an SSL upgrade for incoming connections on the ingress load-balancer? Or if that is not possible with, can I disable port :80? I haven\'t found a goo

Answer 1

Google has responded to our requests and is testing HTTP->HTTPS SSL redirection on their load balancers. Their latest answer said it should be in Alpha sometime before the end of January 2020.

Their comment:

Thank you for your patience on this issue. The feature is currently in testing and we expect to enter Alpha phase before the end of January. Our PM team will have an announcement with more details as we get closer to the Alpha launch.

My fingers are crossed that we'll have a straightforward solution to this very common feature in the near future.

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UPDATE (April 2020):

HTTP(S) rewrites is now a Generally Available feature. It's still a bit rough around the edges and does not work out-of-the-box with the GCE Ingress Controller unfortunately. But time will tell and hopefully a native solution will appear.