--- title: Firebase databases now support SSL | daily.dev description: Firebase databases now support SSL, encrypting both the Firebase JS include and the data transmitted between Firebase servers and browsers. Existing developers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-databases-now-support-ssl-6fmbmpnnn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firebase databases now support SSL | daily.dev og:description: Firebase databases now support SSL, encrypting both the Firebase JS include and the data transmitted between Firebase servers and browsers. Existing developers... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-databases-now-support-ssl-6fmbmpnnn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6fmbmPNNn.png og:image:alt: Firebase databases now support SSL og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firebase databases now support SSL **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase databases now support SSL, encrypting both the Firebase JS include and the data transmitted between Firebase servers and browsers. Existing developers must update their script tag to reference the new CDN URL (client 2.4.2) and switch their Firebase URL references from http to https. New developers should consult the updated documentation. 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Both the JS include and the data packets transmitted between the Firebase server and browsers become encrypted once these two changes are made. _daily.dev helps developers track breaking changes like Firebase's SSL migration before they hit production._ --- Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase), [#web-security](https://daily.dev/tags/web-security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-databases-now-support-ssl-6fmbmpnnn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firebase databases now support SSL","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-databases-now-support-ssl-6fmbmpnnn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firebase-databases-now-support-ssl-6fmbmpnnn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:21:14.139Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:36:58.736Z","description":"Firebase databases now support SSL, encrypting both the Firebase JS include and the data transmitted between Firebase servers and browsers. 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