HTTP and HTTPS: O Google Chrome έκανε μια σημαντική αλλαγή σε μία από τις τελευταίες του εκδόσεις: Αποκλείει τις ιστοσελίδες HTTP. Έτσι όποιος προσπαθήσει να επισκεφτεί σελίδα που χρησιμοποιεί ακόμα το πρωτόκολλο HTTP, ο Chrome εμφανίζει μια προnotice stating that the page is not secure.
Below we will see what HTTP is and why HTTPS is used most (not yet universally, but it is).
HTTP originates from the Hypertext Transfer Protocol origin and means a hypertext transfer protocol. It is used to send information between two systems and is most often used between a web server and a home computer.
HTTPS represents the secure hypertext transfer protocol with the addition of S and comes out of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. This particular protocol is also used to send information between systems, but with more better safety. Security is why Chrome allows these pages to load, but blocks those that still use HTTP.
HTTPS did not exist. In the very first days of the Internet, all developers worked with HTTP. This protocol developed 1965 while HTTPS 1994. This means it took about three decades to think about the need for a secure transport protocol. For a long time, it may not matter, but in today's Internet it seems to be absolutely necessary.
There was no longer because it was not allowed and the circumstances did not require it. The internet was not widely available and accessible to all, but personal devices were expensive and much less.
It was not only the rates of internet use but also the nature of the information being sent. With the spread of e-mail through universities, there was a need for secure communication channels. The internet has continued to mature and with the arrival of e-commerce banks have begun to use the secure protocol for online payment methods.
The information had to be sent safely and the only way to easily do this was the HTTPS protocol.
HTTPS originally used the Secure Socket Layer protocol for secure transmission data. SSL as it is known was developed for this very purpose. Initially, it was used by e-mail, e-commerce sites and payment portals such as Paypal. The goal of SSL was, and still is, to prevent it from being used by an unsecured page trying to trick its visitors into distributing browser malware.
It is worth noting that the Secure Socket Layer has evolved since it was first developed. It has been replaced by Security Layer Security (TLS). TLS provides a much better level of privacy protection. Today, the need for security does not simply concern the non-leak of sensitive information, but also the exclusion of monitoring from a number of third parties (names we do not say).
If you use Google Chrome and try to visit an HTTP page, the browser will not allow you to do so. You will of course have the option to ignore the warning, but there will be a warning that the site does not use HTTPS.
If you're using a different browser that doesn't automatically block HTTP sites, you can easily see if a site uses HTTP or HTTPS by checking the address bar. You will see a green lock icon and the word Secure just before the address URL, and address will start with https:// instead of http://
