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HTTP is the protocol used to transfer a websites data from one computer (the web server) to another (your web browser) over the Internet.
HTTPS is a secure or encrypted version of this protocol; Where the transfer of website data from one computer (the web server) to another (your web browser) over the Internet, is secure or encrypted and private. In order for a website’s data to be available via HTTPS, something called an “SSL certificate” which is provided by a 3rd party company called a Certificate Authority, needs to be purchased and installed on your web server. This certificate is used as a form of ID, for you to check and prove the website you are visiting is the real website you were expecting to visit, and not a fake one set up by hackers.
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- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/09/moving-towards-more-secure-web.html
- https://security.googleblog.com/2017/04/next-steps-toward-more-connection.html
- https://blog.chromium.org/2018/02/a-secure-web-is-here-to-stay.html
Mozilla Firefox®:
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