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What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPs, and how does it influence the security prospect?

Nov 18th, 2007 21:00
Maneet Puri, http://www.dayrobinsonservices.com

HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol whereas HTTPs stands for
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secured. Although both the protocols are
meant for transmitting the data from the client end to server and vice
versa, however, from the security perspective, HTTPs is considered far
more reliable than HTTP. This is because in HTTPs, the data in first
encrypted before it is transmitted to the server and then it is
decrypted before it is reaches the recipient. This process considerably
reduces the chances of data being stolen or infected. Most site
now-a-days, follow the HTTPs instead of HTTP. In fact, if you engage in
online trading which might require you to reveal your credit card
details, make sure that the site has HTTPs.


Maneet Puri

http://www.dayrobinsonservices.com