\nYou might have noticed that there is always http:\/\/<\/em> before your domain name when you browse website in any browser.
\nHTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.<\/p>\n
For example, when you enter a website address in your browser, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested Web page.
\nThe other main standard that controls how the World Wide Web works is HTML, which covers how Web pages are formatted and displayed.<\/p>\n
So, when you enter example.com, the browser actually adds http:\/\/ in the beginning to communicate with the website server so that it display website contents. <\/p>\n Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is used for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security or, formerly, its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer.<\/p>\n In simple words, you can define http and https as: In simple words, ‘s’ in the end of ‘https<\/strong>‘ stands for “Secure”<\/p>\n To understand more clearly, let me show you an example.<\/p>\n In the below screenshot, you can see that its showing as “Not secure” which means that this website is not providing a ‘secure’ connection between your browser and website.<\/p>\n You can see a ‘padlock’ which means that this website is “Secure” and is providing a ‘Secure’ connection between your browser and website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to an organization\u2019s details. When SSL is installed on a website, it will show you you a “padlock” and it provide secure connections from a web server to a browser. SSL is used to secure credit card transactions, data transfer and logins, and more.
\nIn browser, your website address becomes http:\/\/example.com <\/em>even when you added only example.com in the URL.<\/p>\nWhat is http and https?<\/h2>\n
\nhttp:\/\/ is Non-Secured protocol
\nhttps:\/\/ is Secured protocol<\/p>\n![\"http](\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/http-protocol-300x48.png\")
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<\/p>\nWhat is a SSL Certificate<\/h2>\n
\nHaving a SSL certificate installed on your website in the year 2020 is must to make your visitors and search engines like “Google” trust your website.<\/p>\nAdvantages of SSL Certificate<\/h2>\n