What is the
difference between http and https ?
Time to know this with 32 lakh debit cards compromised in
India.
Many of you may be
aware of this difference, but it is
worth sharing for any
that are not.....
The main difference between http:// and https://
is all
about keeping you
secure
HTTP stands for Hyper
Text Transfer Protocol
The S (big surprise)
stands for "Secure"..
If you visit a
Website or web page,
and look at the address in the web browser, it is likely begin with the
following: http:///.
This means that the
website is talking to your browser using
the regular unsecured language. In other words, it is possible for someone
to "eavesdrop" on your
computer's conversation with the
Website. If you fill out a form on the
website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit
card number in an
Http website! But
if the web address begins with https://, that
means your
computer is talking to the website in a
Secure code that
no one can eavesdrop on.
You understand why
this is so important, right?
If a website ever asks you to enter your
Credit/Debit card
Information, you
should automatically look to see if the web
address begins
with https://.
If it doesn't,
You should NEVER enter sensitive
Information....such as a credit/debit card number
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