Technology/Networking/HTTPS.md

HTTPS

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HTTPS is "HTTP Secure" (HTTP over TLS encryption).

In plain terms it gives you:

  • confidentiality (people in the middle can't read traffic)
  • integrity (traffic can't be silently modified)
  • server identity via certificates

Most modern web traffic should be HTTPS-only. It typically runs on port 443.

Related: HTTP, TCP, port 443