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* [[Cybersecurity]]
* [[Cybersecurity]]
* [[Encryption]]
* [[Encryption]]
* [[File transfer]]
* [[File transfer protocol]]  (FTP)
* [[Internet]]
* [[Internet]]
* [[Protocol]]
* [[Protocol]]
* [[Transport Layer Security]]
* [[Secure file transfer protocol]]  (SFTP)
* [[Secure sockets layer]]  (SSL)
* [[Transport Layer Security]] (TLS)
* [[URL]]
* [[URL]]
* [[World wide web]]  (www)
* [[World wide web]]  (www)


[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Revision as of 21:07, 17 July 2024

Cybersecurity.

(HTTPS).

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).

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