Hypertext Transmission Protocol Secure

Akronim: HTTPS

HTTPS
Hypertext Transmission Protocol Secure (or Hypertext Transmission Protocol
Security) is HTTP over SSL. In reality HTTPS is
more often HTTP over TLS.HTTPS is used when
web page information needs to be kept secure and private, such as when
dealing with private, commercial or financial information across the
internet. HTTPS is essential for all e-commerce applications.
The default port for HTTPS is port 443, but theoretically there is no
reason why a site might not use a different port provided the client was
aware of it.
HTTPS and SHTTP are not the same, although
both provide enhanced security above that of HTTP.
Relevant links:

www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2818.txt - HTTPS is defined by
RFC 2818.

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