Difference between revisions of "HTTPS protocol"

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HTTPS: Short for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.
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HTTPS: Short for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. It is the secured version of HTTP, which is the protocol used in the World Wide Web to deliver web pages. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

Revision as of 06:04, 20 November 2009

HTTPS: Short for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. It is the secured version of HTTP, which is the protocol used in the World Wide Web to deliver web pages. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.