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HTTP vs HTTPS: Similarities and Differences

What is HTTPS? HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL) is a web protocol developed by Netscape. One can say: HTTPS = HTTP + SSL HTTPS uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) as a sublayer under its regular HTTP application layering. Need of HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol for transmitting and receiving information across the Internet. HTTP serves as a request and response procedure that all agents on the Internet follow so that information can be rapidly, easily, and accurately disseminated between servers, which hold information, and clients, who are trying to access it. You normally use HTTP when you are browsing the web, its not secure, so someone can eavesdrop on the conversation between your computer and the web server. In many cases, clients may be exchanging confidential information with a server, which needs to be secured in order to prevent unauthorized access. For this reason, https, or secure http, was develope

What is GET and POST method in HTTP and HTTPS Protocol

GET and POST method in HTTP and HTTPS are two most popular methods used to transfer data from client to server using  HTTP(Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)  protocol. Both GET and POST can be used to send request and receive response but there are significant difference between them. Difference between GET and POST in HTTP or HTTPS is also a popular interview question in JSP and any web programming interview. Since HTML is independent of any web server technology like Java, ASP or PHP and HTTP is core protocol in space of internet, importance of clear understanding of GET and POST method can not be ignored. In this tutorial we will What is GET HTTP Request, What is POST HTTP Request, When to use GET and POST HTTP method and finally some difference between GET and POST method in HTTP protocol. What is GET HTTP Request in http difference between GET POST method in HTTP and HTTPS ProtocolHTTP protocol supports several request method you can use while sending request using HTTP or HTTP