Question { Cap Gemini, 6684 }
Difference between HTTP and HTTPS
Answer
If you're going to run an online store or ecommerce Web
site, you should be aware of HTTPS - or HyperText Transfer
Protocol with Secure Sockets Layer. HTTPS is a protocol to
transfer encrypted data over the Web.
There are two primary differences between an HTTPS and an
HTTP connection work:
* HTTPS connects on port 443, while HTTP is on port 80
* HTTPS encrypts the data sent and received with SSL,
while HTTP sends it all as plain text