Difference between revisions of "HTTPS protocol"

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'''Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure''' ('''HTTPS''') is the secured version of HTTP, which is the protocol used in the World Wide Web to deliver web pages. HTTP led to the establishment of the World Wide Web in 1990 by English physicist Tim Berners-Lee.
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'''Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)''') is the secured version of HTTP, which is the protocol used in the World Wide Web to deliver web pages. HTTP led to the establishment of the World Wide Web in 1990 by English physicist Tim Berners-Lee.
  
HTTPS is secured by combining HTTP with the [[TLS protocol]] or the older [[SSL protocol]].
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HTTPS is secured by combining HTTP with the [[Transport Layer Security]] or the older [[Secure Sockets Layer]].

Revision as of 19:55, 16 November 2011

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)) is the secured version of HTTP, which is the protocol used in the World Wide Web to deliver web pages. HTTP led to the establishment of the World Wide Web in 1990 by English physicist Tim Berners-Lee.

HTTPS is secured by combining HTTP with the Transport Layer Security or the older Secure Sockets Layer.