Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:56:45 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: http and https Message-ID: <20010906205645.A45979@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20010907034752.13664.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>; from annkok2001@yahoo.com on Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 08:47:52PM -0700 References: <20010906170518.A88048@xor.obsecurity.org> <20010907034752.13664.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>
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--nFreZHaLTZJo0R7j Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 08:47:52PM -0700, ann kok wrote: > Dear Kris >=20 > --- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 03:43:49PM -0700, ann kok > > wrote: > > > Dear all > > >=20 > > > What is the different between http and https? > > > > > > I only know https is secuirty than http > > > but what is this level of the secuity > >=20 > > It uses SSL to secure the transport. >=20 > Do you mean all transport bits are encryped? > I can't read it even though on physical level? Yes. That's part of the point of https (confidentiality and integrity of the data stream). The other part is authentication of the endpoint (usually only the server). > > > In addition, https provides the certification > > > but what is the function of this certification > >=20 > > Authentication of one or both endpoints so the other > > knows that > > they're talking to the person they think they are. > >=20 >=20 > Why does some https have CA address? I'm not sure what you mean. Kris --nFreZHaLTZJo0R7j Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7mEV9Wry0BWjoQKURAvxKAJ4sh+HJDUtRDf1HXC6FFOCXFgqJ/QCgpwxi Nb8QpIcmWKjuMKwHQRo5DzE= =lFYc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nFreZHaLTZJo0R7j-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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