May the love, joy and peace that only the Lord can bring be yours at Christmas and always!
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Once in a while, there is something that comes down the
pike that is of real importance.
What is the difference between http and https ?
Don't know how many of you are aware of this
difference, but it is worth sending to any that do not.....
**The main difference between http:/// and https://
is it's all about keeping you secure** HTTP stands for
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".. If you
visit a website or web page, and look at the address in the web browser,
it will likely begin with the following: http:///.
This means that the website is talking to your browser
using the regular 'unsecured language. In other words, it is possible
for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the
website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the
information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit card
number in an http website! But if the web address begins with https://,
that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a
secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
You understand why this is so important, right?
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card
information, you should automatically look to see if
the web address begins with https://.
If it doesn't, You should NEVER enter sensitive
information....such as a credit card number, SS # etc.
PASS IT ON (You may save someone a lot of grief).
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