Test an HTTPS (SSL) request in RSpec Rails

For rspec 3 syntax, https://stackoverflow.com/a/28361428/1107433

get :index, protocol: 'https://'

There may be a slight different version that above code doesn't work. So use code below:

get :index, protocol: :https

To instruct RSpec to make SSL requests in a controller spec use:

request.env['HTTPS'] = 'on'

In your example this looks like:

describe "GET 'index'" do
  it "renders the Start page" do
    request.env['HTTPS'] = 'on'
    get :index
    response.should render_template 'index'
  end
end