SSL and HTTPS

jdreddjdredd Member Posts: 33 ■■□□□□□□□□
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I ran across a practice question that asked the differences between SSL and HTTPS. I thought that HTTPS used SSL to secure the channel between client and server and therefore there should be no differences. Also when you are using SSL, the url becomes https:// whatever

S-HTTP is HTTP with message security so I can see the differeneces there.
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  • alpha_69alpha_69 Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I'm still studying for Security+. As far as I know there are no difference between HTTPS and SSL. SSL can be applied on other Web Servics as well. That must be an error or I could be wrong icon_confused.gif:
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  • RussSRussS Member Posts: 2,068 ■■■□□□□□□□
    OK - SSL and HTTPS are different ....

    SSL was designed to secure web sessions, but SSL by itself gives you nothing - just a handshake and encryption. To get anything out of SSL you need a TCP application - HTTPS, IMAP, POP, SMTP & stuff like that.

    HTTPS is basically HTTP over SSL.
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