feat(cloudfront): default Distribution behaviors to redirect HTTP to HTTPS
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Description
## Describe the feature
Change the default `viewerProtocolPolicy` for `Distribution` behaviors from `ViewerProtocolPolicy.ALLOW_ALL` to `ViewerProtocolPolicy.REDIRECT_TO_HTTPS` for new CDK projects.
## Use Case
A behavior with no explicit viewer protocol policy currently accepts HTTP. New distributions should redirect viewers to HTTPS by default.
## Proposed Solution
Add an `ApiDefault` feature flag, for example `@aws-cdk/aws-cloudfront:defaultViewerProtocolPolicyRedirectToHttps`.
- Recommended value: `true`
- Unconfigured behavior: `false`
- Flag enabled default: `REDIRECT_TO_HTTPS`
- Flag disabled default: `ALLOW_ALL`
- An explicit `viewerProtocolPolicy` always wins
Apply this to default and additional behaviors. Existing applications retain `ALLOW_ALL` unless they enable the flag.
## Acknowledgements
- [x] I may be able to implement this feature request
- [x] This feature might incur a breaking change
## AWS CDK Library version
main (`ccd263359f`)
## AWS CDK CLI version
N/A
## Environment details
macOS 26.5.1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the CloudFront Distribution behavior defaults and existing ApiDefault feature-flag handling. Trace both default and additional behaviors, confirming that the flag selects REDIRECT_TO_HTTPS or ALLOW_ALL, existing applications retain the legacy default when unconfigured, and an explicit viewerProtocolPolicy takes precedence.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, typescript
- Domain
- cloud, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100