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Discussion on: What is HTTP, HTTPS, and SSL

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Akash

I think I read sometime back that HTTPS does not actually encrypt the data itself but indeed sends it through sort of an encrypted tunnel. If the hacker is able to crack the tunnel's encryption, then he can have access to the data as it is. Not sure if I remember it correctly.

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Boyan Iliev

Yes, HTTPS actually uses SSL to encrypt the data or the HTTP requests and responses . Thanks for pointing that out, so that it can be more clarified for everyone 👌