HTTPS - HyperText Transfer Protocol with Secure Sockets Layer. HTTPS is a protocol to transfer encrypted data over the Web.
There are two primary differences between an HTTPS and an HTTP connection work:
* HTTPS connects on port 443, while HTTP is on port 80
* HTTPS encrypts the data sent and received with SSL, while HTTP sends it all as plain text
HTTPS should be used while designing a online store or ecommerce website.
HTTP sends data collected over the Internet in plain text and freeware sniffer software tools can easily collect those data.
Things to consider:
* A Web server such as Apache with mod_ssl that supports SSL encryption
* A Unique IP address - this is what the certificate providers use to validate the secure certificate
* An SSL Certificate from an SSL certificate provider
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