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HTTPS

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In software engineering, HTTPS means: The secure version of HTTP, which encrypts the connection between the browser and the server with TLS so that others cannot read or change the data.

In Turkish: HTTPS, güvenli HTTP

How it is used

Needs a valid certificate on the server. Browsers mark plain HTTP pages as 'Not secure', and many modern features, such as service workers and geolocation, only work over HTTPS.

Example sentences

  1. Redirect all traffic from HTTP to HTTPS.

  2. The camera doesn't work on the test site because it isn't served over HTTPS.

Common collocations

  • over HTTPS
  • force HTTPS
  • redirect to HTTPS
  • HTTPS connection
  • HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol: the set of rules that browsers and servers use to send requests and responses across the web.
  • SSL certificateA digital file installed on a server that proves the site's identity and lets the browser set up an encrypted HTTPS connection.
  • authenticationThe process of checking who a user or system is, for example with a password, a token or a fingerprint, before giving access.
  • cookieA small piece of data that a website stores in the browser and that is sent back with later requests, used for logins, settings and tracking.

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