From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 7 4:16:12 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from web20107.mail.yahoo.com (web20107.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.226.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A09A337B401 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 04:16:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20010907111607.54227.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [154.20.94.31] by web20107.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 07 Sep 2001 04:16:07 PDT Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 04:16:07 -0700 (PDT) From: ann kok Subject: Re: http and https To: "Matthew K. Cowger" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3B98596C.2080601@bowdoin.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dear Matthew Thank you very much I have another question. How do I do from http to https? Similar to hotmail I request http://www.hotmail.com but it will redirect to https:// Then it returns to http:// Thank you again --- "Matthew K. Cowger" wrote: > ann kok wrote: > > > Dear Matthew > > > > Some websites have both http and https. > > If I request http, is it automatically to transfer > to > > https in secure? > > or > > they are independently. Don't know each other? > > > If the URL specified begins with https://, the > browser will use the SSL > transport layer to encrpyt, other wise, it will use > the standard > unencrypted HTTP. It wont automatically choose. > The web designer needs > to specify. > > > > Does https slowly transfer than http because of > its > > encryption? How do I know the speed different? > > > Yes, but I have only seen any measurable difference > when transferrin > over a LAN. I get abotu 1MB/sec unencrypted and > about 650K/sec > encrypted from th same server on my network. This > server, however, is > pretty slow... > > > > Thank you > > > > > > --- "Matthew K. Cowger" > wrote: > > > >>HTTP is the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTPS is > >>the HTTP over SSL > >>(Secure Sockets Layer). Basically, SSL encrpyts > any > >>traffic going > >>through it, using a variety of algorithms and/or > key > >>lengths. The > >>certificate is an artifact(feature?) (I believe) > of > >>the public key > >>encryption process. > >> > >>Many SSL websites will encrypt with RSA 128 bit, > >>which is really all you > >>would ever need. > >> > >>ann kok wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Dear all > >>> > >>>What is the different between http and https? > >>> > >>>I only know https is secuirty than http > >>>but what is this level of the secuity > >>> > >>>In addition, https provides the certification > >>>but what is the function of this certification > >>> > >>>Thank you very much > >>> > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > >>>Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant > >>> > >>messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > >> > >>>http://im.yahoo.com > >>> > >>>To Unsubscribe: send mail to > majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > >>> > >>of the message > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Matt Cowger '03 mcowger@bowdoin.edu > >>Systems Administrator Phone : 207.721.5461 > >>Bowdoin College Networks & Operations Mobile: > >>207.522.1246 > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant > messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > Matt Cowger '03 mcowger@bowdoin.edu > Systems Administrator Phone : 207.721.5461 > Bowdoin College Networks & Operations Mobile: > 207.522.1246 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message