Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:56:23 -0700 (PDT) From: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com> To: "Matthew K. Cowger" <mcowger@bowdoin.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: http and https Message-ID: <20010907035623.13927.qmail@web20105.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3B9802F0.6040204@bowdoin.edu>
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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? Does https slowly transfer than http because of its encryption? How do I know the speed different? Thank you --- "Matthew K. Cowger" <mcowger@bowdoin.edu> 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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