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Web Protocols

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Web Protocols

Any network application needs to have a set of protocols so that it can structure data for transmission.

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Hypertext transfer protocol

  • Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) defines how data should be exchanged between web browsers (clients) and web servers.
  • HTTP relies on the idea of requests and responses.
  • HTTP is mainly used to access websites from servers.
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HTTP secure

  • Hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) is a secure version of HTTP.
  • HTTPS uses secure socket layer (SSL) to encrypt the data that is sent between the client and the server.
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File transfer protocol

  • File transfer protocol (FTP) defines how binary and text data can be requested from a server and transmitted back to the client.
  • FTP is used to download or transfer files over a network.

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