Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:05:18 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: http and https Message-ID: <20010906170518.A88048@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20010906224349.78666.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>; from annkok2001@yahoo.com on Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 03:43:49PM -0700 References: <20010906224349.78666.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>
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--jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 03:43:49PM -0700, ann kok wrote: > Dear all >=20 > What is the different between http and https? > > I only know https is secuirty than http > but what is this level of the secuity It uses SSL to secure the transport. > In addition, https provides the certification > but what is the function of this certification Authentication of one or both endpoints so the other knows that they're talking to the person they think they are. For more details, you should do a quick web search and read up on the protocol..I'm sure you can find lots of information out there. Kris --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7mA89Wry0BWjoQKURAlXoAJ4wlbOIzDoWxyJLaNddLFptgYZMlgCfcTaP FINZJ9FLTF+3q4GbPB/85sc= =bh7y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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