will be able to access websites?Fill me with the details please.
2006-12-02 03:29:38 · 8 answers · asked by makezmony 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
The s shows that the connection is made using secure sockets. Unless the web server is set up to use https you can't just decide to use it unilaterally.
If you use IE to connect to the web server you'll see a padlock symbol on the bottom of the window. It means a secure connection is established. On Firefox the URL box turns yellow.
Try to make an http connection to a server using secure sockets and it won't work. Similarly tou can't make an https connection to a server that isn't running secure sockets.
2006-12-02 03:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Cubic Spline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "s" means use a secure connection. This affects you in 3 ways
1) Some websites (small number) don't support a secure connection and thus you won't be able to reach them.
2) The data you send and the data sent back is encrypted with a 128bit encryption key. This means someone eavesdropping on a line will only hear noise. This is important because entering credit card or other information can't be read except by the server that your browser has negotiated the key with.
3) You have some added belief that the data actually went to the site that you wanted it to, or was useless. Provided the key negotiation was with the right site, then that is the only site that can understand the data. If someone intercepted your message and forwarded it to some other site, then that site wouldn't be able to use it.
2006-12-02 11:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by giraffe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SSL or other security certification is used on secure servers to protect the transfer of information. Websites with this service are signified with the s at the end of https://. If you are using a website that does not use secure servers changing the beginning won't let you access the site.
2006-12-02 11:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"https" is for viewing a website in SSL (Secure Socket Layer) mode (the "s" in https means "secure"), and assumes that you have already set this up in your hosting account. If you didn't do that, then using https is irrelevant: it's not part of a site setup by default. You only need to worry about setting up SSL if you plan on doing e-commerce (selling products/services using payment authorization) through your site. Otherwise, you'll just be using "http".
2006-12-02 11:34:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anissa T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
https is not a separate protocol, but refers to the combination of a normal HTTP interaction over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) transport mechanism. This ensures reasonable protection from eavesdroppers and (provided it is implemented properly and the top level certification authorities do their job properly) man-in-the-middle attacks.
2006-12-02 11:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "s" signifies its a secured server . you know, like transaction sites for amazon.com , bestbuy.com paypal.com etc etc etc
so unless you are running a shopping cart, you dont need the "s"
2006-12-02 11:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "s" means it is a secure URL.
2006-12-02 11:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the http "s" is for secure sites ie: Banking credit cards etc.
2006-12-02 11:32:51 · answer #8 · answered by John s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋