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Precious Eniola
Precious Eniola

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Difference between http and https

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  • Http uses port number 80 for communication while https uses port number 443 for communication.
  • Http works at the "application layer"while https works at the"transport layer.
  • Http does not use encryption which results in low security in comparison to https while https uses encryption which results in better security than http.
  • Http speed is faster than https while https is slower than http. **#http#https#difference between.

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