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''Cybersecurity.''
''Cybersecurity - treasury.''


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A protocol which provides a secure connection for transferring documents over the web.  
A protocol which provides a secure connection for transferring documents over the web.  


HTTPS incorporates a normal HTTP interaction but with an additional encryption/authentication layer over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS).  
Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure (HTTPS) incorporates a normal HTTP interaction but with an additional encryption/authentication layer over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS).  


HTTPS is widely used on the World Wide Web for security-sensitive communications such as payment transactions and corporate logons.
HTTPS is widely used on the World Wide Web for security-sensitive communications such as payment transactions and corporate logons.
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* [[Protocol]]
* [[Protocol]]
* [[Secure file transfer protocol]]  (SFTP)
* [[Secure file transfer protocol]]  (SFTP)
* [[Secure sockets layer]]  (SSL)
* [[Secure Sockets Layer]]  (SSL)
* [[Transport Layer Security]]  (TLS)
* [[Transport Layer Security]]  (TLS)
* [[Treasury]]
* [[URL]]
* [[URL]]
* [[World wide web]]  (www)
* [[World wide web]]  (www)

Latest revision as of 19:16, 21 July 2024

Cybersecurity - treasury.

(HTTPS).

A protocol which provides a secure connection for transferring documents over the web.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure (HTTPS) incorporates a normal HTTP interaction but with an additional encryption/authentication layer over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS).

HTTPS is widely used on the World Wide Web for security-sensitive communications such as payment transactions and corporate logons.


Often abbreviated in lower case as https.


See also