The difference between HTTP and HTTPS protocols
When you visit an organization’s website, watch a Youtube video or check your email, the browser and server communicate. This exchange is provided by the HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
HTTP (from the English HyperText Transfer Protocol) is a data transfer protocol on the Internet. With its help, the browser receives information from the server and shows the content to the user. This is the first protocol that was created to work in the web space.
HTTPS (from the English HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure ) is a secure data transfer protocol on the Internet. This is the same HTTP protocol, but protected by an SSL certificate .
For more information about these protocols, see the article What is HTTPS and how it works .
You can see which protocol the site is using in the URL line:
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