which of the 2 is the good or bad? the main website has http://www. on the home page but when you go on the same name of the website where you will pay for the transactions to be paid it becomes https://www. with a gold lock icon in the end of the add. bar. It is not that i don't thrust the website but I rather ask first to be sure. Asking for advice...Thanks !
2007-06-17 23:36:49 · 9 answers · asked by R2R 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
HTTPS uses the secure socket layers and encryption to keep data safe from those trying to intercept it.
2007-06-17 23:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by John K 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http is hypertext transfer protocol. https is http secure, so it is an encrypted form of http. It is used by most websites that require you to log in with any kind of sensitive or personal information to try to protect you. It's not foolproof, but it is better than plain http.
The website is the same, it's just the protocol that is different. If you trust the website, then it's fine--just make sure you're not giving any information to websites you don't trust, regardless of whether they use http or https--b/c even with https, the owner of the website can easily see any information you submit. The encryption only helps against third-party attackers.
2007-06-17 23:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by Adam M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "s" part of "https" bit just means that it is encrypted for security. This is good, since you're making transactions at this address. The gold lock just confirms that the encryption is enabled and that you are on a secure site.
Hope this helps!
2007-06-17 23:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by p37ry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quick and easy : https refers to a secure server, ie Internet Banking uses https
2007-06-17 23:49:19 · answer #4 · answered by RaNi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
https mean Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
it encrpt with ssl ,so it's more secure.
http://www.lxplus.cn/article.asp?id=27
2007-06-17 23:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by Lx-kun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HTTPS... the S, I believe, stands for Secure. It is a higher-ly secured connection
2007-06-17 23:39:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Secured website with encryption activated
2007-06-17 23:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by Tired 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
https:// with a lock is a secure website (the good one)
You don't "thrust" ANY website, do you???
2007-06-17 23:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Im so sorry but i have no clue watsoever :(
2007-06-18 01:39:17 · answer #9 · answered by ILOVEU 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋