what is the mean of https?

Answer 1

hypertext transfer protocol (secure)..this means that the web page is more secure as compared to an ordinary webpage..normally appears in webpages where you need to enter confidential information..like your credit card number etc..

Answer 2

Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Answer 3

https is a URI scheme which is syntactically identical to the http: scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Using an https: URL indicates that HTTP is to be used, but with a different default port and an additional encryption/authentication layer between HTTP and TCP. This system was invented by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide authentication and encrypted communication and is widely used on the Web for security-sensitive communication, such as payment transactions.
How it works

Strictly speaking, https is not a separate protocol, but refers to the combination of a normal HTTP interaction over an encrypted secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) transport mechanism. This ensures reasonable protection from eavesdroppers and man in the middle attacks.

The default TCP port of an https: URI is 443 (for unsecured HTTP, the default is 80).

To prepare a web-server for accepting https connections the administrator must create a public key certificate for the web-server. These certificates can be created for Linux based servers with tools such as OpenSSL's ssl-ca [1] or SuSE's gensslcert. This certificate must be signed by a certificate authority of one form or another, who certifies that the certificate holder is who they say they are. Web browsers are generally distributed with the signing certificates of major certificate authorities such as VeriSign, so that they can verify certificates signed by them.

Organizations may also run their own certificate authority, particularly if they are responsible for setting up browsers to access their own sites (for example, sites on a company intranet), as they can trivially add their own signing certificate to the defaults shipped with the browser.

Finally, for a single site, self-signed certificates can be the ideal solution. It is important to understand though, that unless the certificate can be verified in some way (for example, phoning the certificate owner to verify its checksum), there is a risk of a man-in-the-middle attack.

The system can also be used for client authentication, in order to restrict access to a web-server to only authorized users. For this, typically the site administrator creates certificates for each user which are loaded into their browser, although certificates signed by any certificate authority the server trusts should work. These normally contain the name and e-mail of the authorized user, and are automatically checked by the server on each reconnect to verify the user's identity, potentially without ever entering a password.

Answer 4

another version of HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

HTTPS is the Secure protocol, it is used to secure the data transfer. mostly used by internet banking. and other secure sites.

Answer 5

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Answer 6

Secure HTTP. It uses encrypted packets on port 443, instead of the regular HTTP port 80.

Secure Layer wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer

Answer 7

hypertex transfer protocol over a secure system

Answer 8

It means: hyper text transfer protocal.

Answer 9

"hypertext transfer protocol SECURE"

Answer 10

lol this is funny cuz I always thought it was
Hail To The Planet....lmao...just kidding