The main difference between http:// and https://

THIS IS IMPORTANT................................

What is the difference between http and https?

FIRST MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF

**The main difference between http:// and

https:// is it's all about keeping you secure**

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol,

which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol

(a language, in a manner of speaking) for data to

be passed back and forth between web servers and

clients. The important thing is the letter 'S' which

makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.

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 will likely begin with

the following:=2 0http://.

This means that the website is talking to your browser

using the regular 'unsecure' 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

basically 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 card

information, you should automatically look to see

if the web address begins with https://.

If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter

sensitive information like a credit card number.