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HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It uses encryption for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or, formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The protocol is…

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HTTPS

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples67
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

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HTTPS

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related to history · 19
HTTPS → As SSL, Chrome, February, Google, HTTP, July, May, Netscape Communications, Netscape Navigator, Not Secure, Originally, RFC, SSL, Taher Elgamal, The, This, TLS, Transport Layer Security, World Wide Web
related to Security · 11
HTTPS → Additionally, An, As, For HTTPS, HTTP, If, Not, On, The, TLS, While
related to Usage in websites · 9
HTTPS → Alexa, April, As, December, Firefox Telemetry, However, Internet's, June, TLS
related to Network layers · 8
HTTPS → CCA, HTTP, IP, SSL/TLS, Strictly, TCP/IP, TLS, With
related to overview · 7
HTTPS → However, HTTP, Internet, SSL/TLS, The Uniform Resource Identifier, This, URI
related to Difference from HTTP · 4
HTTPS → HTTP, HTTP URLs, HTTPS URLs, SSL
related to Server setup · 4
HTTPS → The, This, To, Web
causes · 1
HTTPS → problems for many users trying to access public Wi-Fi hot spots

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certificate http web tls ssl user secure browser browsers server protocol use security certificates websites used encrypted information firefox site

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HTTPScausesproblems for many users trying to access public Wi-Fi hot spots0.90text
Firefoxinstance ofNewer versions of popular browsers0.80text
Operainstance ofNewer versions of popular browsers0.80text
and Internet Explorer on Windows Vista implement the Online Certificate Status Protocolinstance ofNewer versions of popular browsers0.80text
packet sizesinstance ofa research paper by researchers from Microsoft Research and Indiana University discovered that detailed sensitive user data can be inferred from side channels0.80text
HTTPSrelated to Difference from HTTPHTTPS URLs0.60section
HTTPSrelated to Difference from HTTPHTTP URLs0.60section
HTTPSrelated to Difference from HTTPHTTP0.60section
HTTPSrelated to Difference from HTTPSSL0.60section
HTTPSrelated to historyNetscape Communications0.60section
HTTPSrelated to historyNetscape Navigator0.60section
HTTPSrelated to historyOriginally0.60section

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