RE: Please read this imp info

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Pranam,

 

 

Thanks for this valued information

 

Loko Samasthaa Sukhino Bhavnathu

 

 

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V.R.Nair

 

 

 

 

 

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Monday, November 16, 2009

5:57 PM

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Dear all,

 

 

 

 

 

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Savitri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference between " http " & " https " .

Posted by: " Ramesh Gupta " askramesh

indvoice

Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:10 am (PST)

 

 

 

 

 

Nov 15, 2009 12:40 PM

 

 

Difference between " http " & " https " .

 

 

MUST read!!!

 

 

 

FIRST, MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF:

**The main difference between http:// and https:// <HTTPS:///>

is.

 

 

It's all about keeping you secure**

 

 

 

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of

saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to

be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.

 

 

 

The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and

HTTPS.

 

 

 

The S (big surprise) stands for " Secure " . If you visit a website or

webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with

the following: http://.

 

 

 

This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular

'unsecure' language.

 

 

 

In other words, it is possible for someone to " eavesdrop " on your

computer's conversation with the website.

 

 

 

If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you

send to that site.

 

 

 

This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!

 

 

 

But, if the web address begins with https:// <HTTPS:///>

, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code

that no one can eavesdrop on.

 

 

 

You understand why this is so important, right?

 

 

 

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should

automatically look to see if the web address begins with https:// <HTTPS:///> .

 

 

 

If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like

a credit card number.

 

 

PLEASE PASS IT ON..

 

 

 

(You may save someone a lot of grief).