I just read something about the security aspects of website urls, can some body tell me what exactly is the defference between http and https?
HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol whereas HTTPs stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secured. Although both the protocols are meant for transmitting the data from the client end to server and vice versa, however, from the security perspective, HTTPs is considered far more reliable than HTTP. This is because in HTTPs, the data in first encrypted before it is transmitted to the server and then it is decrypted before it is reaches the recipient. This process considerably reduces the chances of data being stolen or infected. Most site now-a-days, follow the HTTPs instead of HTTP. In fact, if you engage in online trading which might require you to reveal your credit card details, make sure that the site has HTTPs.