Can someone explain what the difference between http and https is please
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Can someone explain what the difference between http and https is please
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One has an S on the end :)
Edited by Kaotix (Forum Moderator): Please don't post pointlessly.
It's all about keeping you secure
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.
You really don't need to know what it all stands for; the important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". You probably didn't need me to tell you that, because you already knew it had something to do with security.
If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://. This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever ever enter your credit card number in an http website!
But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
You understand why this is so important, right? If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number!
Gutted, you beat me to it lmao.
But:
https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)Quote:
Originally Posted by 088!
http is the normal protocol used for most webpages like this forum. https is an encrypted version of the http protocol used for when security is needed like when buying things over the internet.
lol knew someone was going to do that :PQuote:
Originally Posted by 088!
http is for browsing the web while https is means it's secure (aparently).
http://websearch.about.com/od/dailyw...qt/dnt0513.htm
Nice copy and paste. At least credit the original source http://www.virtu-software.com/ask-do...?subject=3&q=7Quote:
Originally Posted by Ride
Woo im famous.
Edited by Kaotix (Forum Moderator): Please don't post pointlessly.
Probably already answered but https is a secure site. Such as when buying games online your address bar will go yellow and it will says https :P
Mb. Thanks for going it then.Quote:
Originally Posted by N!ck