Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure

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

• Cybersecurity
• Encryption
• Internet
• Protocol
• Transport Layer Security
• URL
• World wide web (www)