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Difference between http & https. 

  FIRST, MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF:
**The main difference between http:// and https:// <HTTPS:///>  is.
It's all about keeping you secure**
 
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.
 
The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
 

The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.
 
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language.
 
In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website.
 
If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
 
This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!
 
But, if the web address begins with https:// <HTTPS:///> , that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
 
You understand why this is so important, right?
 
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https:// <HTTPS:///> .
 
If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.
 
PLEASE PASS IT ON.
(You may save someone a lot of grief).
 
Thank You!

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Re: Be Aware of the Difference Between http:// and https:// Must Read
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2009, 09:54:50 AM »
Daghang salamat M'm/SiR !

And FTP sites? Can you tell us what this means?

Cheers!



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Re: Be Aware of the Difference Between http:// and https:// Must Read
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2009, 04:26:38 PM »
FTP - File Transfer Protocol

kasagaran naggamit ania for the purpose of file download usahay allowed sad ang upload.

kung HTTP/HTTPS runs on web servers (eg apache, apache, apache  ::) ... IIS and others) on ports 80/443 ang FTP modagan na sya via port 21 ang name sa iyang server FTP server (proftp, vsftp, ug uban pa).

naa ni sya 2 ka types: ang active FTP ug ang passive FTP ang kalahian ra nila is ang ports nga gigamit during sa data trasactions.

for the details check nalang ang wikipedia kay daghan explanation didto.  :o tapolan lang ko motype. hehehe

another thing, sFTP runs on port 22 for secure FTP.

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Re: Be Aware of the Difference Between http:// and https:// Must Read
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2009, 01:37:21 AM »
Ang https mao ni secure sites nagamit og SSL majority nagamit aning https
is kanang mga online shop nga mo process og credit card payments
So kung mag online shopping make sure nga ang site naay https

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Re: Be Aware of the Difference Between http:// and https:// Must Read
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2009, 02:28:18 AM »
naa sad ubang mga bangko nga mag issue og internet card nga maoy gamiton pagbayad thru online arong dili magamit imong credit card number online.

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