Difference between http and https !!!

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Main difference between https:// and https:// is connected with our security.


HTTP stands for Hyper Text 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.

The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.


The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".


If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: https://

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 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!


Hope the above information help…

 

Thanks

Ankur

Replies (8)

Thanks for sharing Sir,

It is very useful information.....Thanks for alerting us.

Thank u Sir for the useful sharing with us.

Useful information for all the internet users...Thank you Ankur bhaiya.

Thanks for sharing useful information.........smiley

indeed its very helpful sir, for bank websites and for few other sites, we can see a lock icon.., may be it appears only for https... Thankyou sir,

yes now most sites are going with HTTPS: so kindly look for it sir is absolutely correct

Thanks for sharing this useful information Sir

Thanks,

JFYI the same info was already posted by MS  Sameer (still Student !) about two years ago.

/forum/difference-between-http-amp-https-in-url-74115.asp

 

 


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