I’m not stupid, but: what is https about?

I’m not stupid, but: what is https about?

Any tech-geek followers of my blog will probably know this inside out, so this one is for the rest of you. My next entry in the I’m not stupid, but… series is about the difference between http and https in web URLs. We’re all told https is more secure, but there’s a shroud of mystery about what this actually means. In a nutshell: https prevents anyone but you and the owner of the web site reading your communications. At a public internet connection, not using https means anyone in that same location can steal your login sessions at any sites you visit while there. The certificate proves the owner of the site you are visiting is who they say they are. When you visit a web site, you are communicating with a computer somewhere else in the...

Posted by on May 15, 2011 in I'm not stupid but | 0 comments