What is the maximum number of HTTP redirections allowed by all major browsers?

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MiniQuark picture MiniQuark · Jun 5, 2012 · Viewed 10.3k times · Source

I am designing a web site, spread across many servers, and there are pages where I need up to chain up to 4 redirections in a row. I tried a few browsers (firefox, chrome, IE) and it seems to work fine.

Apparently, Firefox's default limit is 20 redirections in a row, Chrome's default seems to be 20, and IE8's limit seems to be 10 redirections.

What is the maximum number of HTTP redirections allowed by all major browsers? Is it 10?

Edit:

Why do I need 4 redirections? Basically, the user is in a hotspot, she tries to go to (say) google.com, there is a local captive portal that captures the request and redirects (#1) the user to a local server. The local server checks some things about the user, but if it does not have the data locally, it redirects (#2) the user to the central web site. If the user is already logged in to this central Web site, she gets redirected (#3) to another server (there are different portals depending on the user). Finally, the server checks the user's rights, and if she has the appropriate rights, there is a final (#4) redirection to the local access controller, in order to get access to the appropriate service. Believe me, I tried my best to remove redirections, but I cannot see where this can be optimized.

Answer

Mechanical snail picture Mechanical snail · Jun 5, 2012

4 redirections should work in all major browsers. However, consider reducing the number to give users a faster experience. Each redirection requires a round trip between the user and the server (and requires creating a new connection, if it's redirecting to a different server). In total, the latency will be significant, likely annoying your users.

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