HTTPS
What HTTPS means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: OCR
HTTP carried over an encrypted connection, commonly using TLS, so data such as login details cannot easily be read in transit.
Transfers web pages with encryption for security, doing the same as HTTP but protecting data in transit.
Topics that use HTTPS
- Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers (OCR GCSE)
- Networks (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- IMAP
- TCP/IP
- Addressing at different layers
- Bandwidth
- Bus topology
- Central management and access
- Encapsulation and de-encapsulation
- Encryption
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