Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), also referred to as Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (which you will see abbreviated as SHTTP or S-HTTP), is a secure version of HTTP that provides a variety of security mechanisms to the transactions between a web browser and the server. HTTPS allows browsers and servers to sign, authenticate, and encrypt an HTTP message.