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* [[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)
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* [[Treasury]]

Revision as of 11:22, 20 July 2024

Cybersecurity - treasury.

(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