HTTP:
HTTP or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol symbolizes how information is
transferred in to and fro direction between the client machine and the
web server. Here, protocol signifies the language in which the
information is transferred. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol transmission
would take place over PORT 80, via a wire. When you write http:// in the
address bar, it indicates that the website you are visiting is lacks
security features, enough to caution you, not to share confidential
information across the net. The information transferred to the website
can be available to third party making it vulnerable.
HTTPS:
HTTPS or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure is a safe and secure way
of transferring information from the client machine to the web server.
The ‘S’ in the end is what makes HTTPS different from HTTP, tagging it
with extra security. HTTPS Protocol was brought forward by Netscape and
was introduced as an inbuilt feature into Netscape’s browser. PORT 443
is used in HTTPS while interacting with TCP/IP, instead of PORT 80 as
used in HTTP.
While we use http, for surfing normal websites, https, on the
contrary is used while logging into online shopping sites where the
credit card information is disclosed to maintain the security of
information passed. The first page that you encounter while entering
https in the address bar is “You are about to view pages over a secure
connection.” The moment you type https, the interaction with the website
is made secure where no third person can have an access to the details
you put forward, there.
For this reason, you need to be careful that you never enter your
bank or login details into any http website. The risk factor is maximum
for such websites to be given your sensitive information across.
