HTTPS

Directory

References

Discover

Confucius statue at a Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. Confucianism religion

What is the Difference Between Daoism and Confucianism?

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Plato (left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508-11; in the Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican. Plato points to the heavens and the realm of Forms, Aristotle to the earth and the realm of things.

Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?

Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls

Pro and Con: School Uniforms

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

HTTPS

computer science

Also known as: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Learn about this topic in these articles:

digital certificates

In digital certificate
…as the security basis for HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure).
Read More

URLs

In URL
…hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS), which tells a Web browser to display a requested Web page, typically in hypertext format (HTML). Other common protocols are the file transfer protocol (FTP), for transferring files, and the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), for sending e-mail. The specified protocol is followed by…
Read More