HTTP Vs. HTTPS

Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 22:16

The internet runs on protocols. Rules and norm defined so that there is some form of standardization. One such protocol is the HyperText Transfer Protocol(HTTP).

I am sure you already must have heard about it and for those of you who haven’t, HTTP is a protocol that acts as the base for data communication all over the web.

Now HTTP was doing great but with the internet expanding, there was the need for additional security in websites. This led to the creation of HTTPS, which is basically HTTP under the hood but with additional security. Learn More