HTTPS
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https-228-351629
title:
HTTPS
text:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It uses encryption for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or, formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The protocol is therefore also referred to as HTTP over TLS, or HTTP over SSL. The principal motivations for HTTPS are authentication of the accessed website and pr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extension of the HTTP communications protocol to support TLS encryption
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS
date created:
2001-07-26T20:33:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T07:25:45Z
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13
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