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Answer» The differences between HTTP and HTTPS are: HTTP
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| HTTP stands for HyperText TRANSFER Protocol.
| HTTPS stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure. It is also known as HTTP over TLS or HTTP over SSL.
| HTTP URLS begin with http://
| HTTPS URLs begin with https://
WEBSITES running over HTTPS have a redirect in place so that if you type http://, the browser will redirect to deliver over a secured connection.
| HTTP uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to transfer data packets over port 80.
| HTTPS uses TCP for data transfer as well, but over port 443 and the connection is encrypted by Transport LAYER Security (TLS).
| HTTP is less secure. It is vulnerable to hackers.
| HTTPS is secure. It is secure against attacks.
| HTTP does not scramble the data before transmission.
| HTTPS scrambles the data before transmission and de-scrambles the data on receiving.
| HTTP is faster.
| HTTPS is slower.
| A website USING HTTP does not require an SSL certificate.
| A website using HTTPS requires an SSL certificate.
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