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    Protocol World Wide Web Web Servers Browsers URL Web Page HTML

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    HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web to define how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers. When a URL is entered in a browser, an HTTP command is sent to the web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested web page. FTP is a protocol for exchanging files over the Internet, similar to how HTTP transfers web pages and SMTP transfers email. SSL creates an encrypted link between a web server and browser to keep data private, integral, and secure from eavesdropping, tampering, or forgery. The SSL protocol remains invisible, but browsers indicate SSL use through a lock icon and green address bar.

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    Protocol World Wide Web Web Servers Browsers URL Web Page HTML

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    HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web to define how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers. When a URL is entered in a browser, an HTTP command is sent to the web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested web page. FTP is a protocol for exchanging files over the Internet, similar to how HTTP transfers web pages and SMTP transfers email. SSL creates an encrypted link between a web server and browser to keep data private, integral, and secure from eavesdropping, tampering, or forgery. The SSL protocol remains invisible, but browsers indicate SSL use through a lock icon and green address bar.

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    HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web to define how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers. When a URL is entered in a browser, an HTTP command is sent to the web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested web page. FTP is a protocol for exchanging files over the Internet, similar to how HTTP transfers web pages and SMTP transfers email. SSL creates an encrypted link between a web server and browser to keep data private, integral, and secure from eavesdropping, tampering, or forgery. The SSL protocol remains invisible, but browsers indicate SSL use through a lock icon and green address bar.

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    Protocol World Wide Web Web Servers Browsers URL Web Page HTML

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    Sumathi Selvaraj
    HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web to define how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers. When a URL is entered in a browser, an HTTP command is sent to the web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested web page. FTP is a protocol for exchanging files over the Internet, similar to how HTTP transfers web pages and SMTP transfers email. SSL creates an encrypted link between a web server and browser to keep data private, integral, and secure from eavesdropping, tampering, or forgery. The SSL protocol remains invisible, but browsers indicate SSL use through a lock icon and green address bar.

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    HTTP:

    Short for HyperText Transfer Protocol, HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World
    Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions
    Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. For example, when
    you enter a URL in your browser, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server
    directing it to fetch and transmit the requested Web page.
    The other main standard that controls how the World Wide Web works is HTML (HyperText
    Markup Language), which covers how Web pages are formatted and displayed.
    https is "Hyper Text Transfer Protocol" with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), another
    protocol primarily developed with secure, safe Internet transactions in mind.
    FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
    Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP
    works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser
    and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies,
    FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.
    FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a
    file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).

    SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
    SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link
    between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server
    and browsers remain private and integral, without the problems of eavesdropping, data
    tampering, or message forgery.
    . SSL is an industry standard and is used by millions of websites in the protection of their
    online transactions with their customers.
    To be able to create an SSL connection a web server requires an SSL Certificate. When you
    choose to activate SSL on your web server you will be prompted to complete a number of
    questions about the identity of your website and your company. Your web server then creates
    two cryptographic keys - a Private Key and a Public Key.
    The Public Key does not need to be secret and is placed into a Certificate Signing Request
    (CSR) - a data file also containing your details. You should then submit the CSR. During the
    SSL Certificate application process, the Certification Authority will validate your details and
    issue an SSL Certificate containing your details and allowing you to use SSL. Your web
    server will match your issued SSL Certificate to your Private Key. Your web server will then
    be able to establish an encrypted link between the website and your customer's web browser.
    The complexities of the SSL protocol remain invisible to your customers. Instead their
    browsers provide them with a key indicator to let them know they are currently protected by
    an SSL encrypted session - the lock icon in the lower right-hand corner, clicking on the lock
    icon displays your SSL Certificate and the details about it. All SSL Certificates are issued to
    either companies or legally accountable individuals.
    Typically an SSL Certificate will contain your domain name, your company name, your
    address, your city, your state and your country. It will also contain the expiration date of the
    Certificate and details of the Certification Authority responsible for the issuance of the
    Certificate. When a browser connects to a secure site it will retrieve the site's SSL Certificate
    and check that it has not expired, it has been issued by a Certification Authority the browser
    trusts, and that it is being used by the website for which it has been issued. If it fails on any
    one of these checks the browser will display a warning to the end user letting them know that
    the site is not secured by SSL.
    The use of an SSL certificate on a website is usually indicated by a padlock icon in web
    browsers but it can also be indicated by a green address bar. Once you have done the SSL
    install, you can access a site securely by changing the URL from http:// to https://. When an
    SSL certificate is installed on a website, you can be sure that the information you enter
    (contact or credit card information), is secured and only seen by the organization that owns
    the website.
    When your browser connects to an SSL server, it automatically asks the server for a digital
    Certificate of Authority (CA). This digital certificate positively authenticates the server's
    identity to ensure you will not be sending sensitive data to a hacker or imposter site. The
    browser also makes sure the domain name matches the name on the CA, and that the CA has
    been generated by a trusted authority and bears a valid digital signature. If all goes well you
    will not even be aware this handshake has taken place.
    However, if there is a glitch with the CA, even if it is simply out of date, your browser will
    pop up a window to inform you of the exact problem it encountered, allowing you to end the
    session or continue at your own risk.
    Once the handshake is completed, your browser will automatically encrypt all information
    that you send to the site, before it leaves your computer. Encrypted information is unreadable
    en route. Once the information arrives at the secure server, it is decrypted using a secret key.
    If the server sends information back to you, that information is also encrypted at the server's
    end before being sent. Your browser will decrypt it for you automatically upon arrival, then
    display it as it normally does.
    Though SSL makes exchanging sensitive information online secure, it cannot guarantee that
    the information will continue to be kept secure once it arrives safely at the server. For
    assurance that sensitive information is handled properly once it has been received, you must
    read the site's privacy policy. It does little good to trust your personal data to SSL, if the
    people who ultimately have it will be sharing it with third parties, or keeping it on servers that
    are not bound by restricted access and other security protocols. Therefore it is always wise to
    read any site's privacy policy, which includes security measures, before volunteering your
    personal information online.

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