What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS

HTTP: No Data Encryption Implemented

Every URL link that begins with HTTP uses a basic type of “hypertext transfer protocol”.

HTTP is also called “a stateless system”, which means that it enables connection on demand. You click on a link, requesting a connection, and your web browser sends this request to the server, which responds by opening the page. The quicker the connection is, the faster the data is presented to you.

As an “application layer protocol”, HTTP remains focused on presenting the information, but cares less about the way this information travels from one place to another.

HTTPS: Encrypted Connections

HTTPS is still slightly different, more advanced, and much more secure.

Simply put, HTTPS protocol is an extension of HTTP. That “S” in the abbreviation comes from the word Secure and it is powered by Transport Layer Security (TLS) [the successor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)], the standard security technology that establishes an encrypted connection between a web server and a browser.

Without HTTPS, any data you enter into the site (such as your username/password, credit card or bank details, any other form submission data, etc.) will be sent plaintext and therefore susceptible to interception or eavesdropping.