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Posted by Ivan Marsh on 06/01/07 17:25
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:05:24 +0000, Jon Slaughter wrote:
> How does one use this? Is it simply setting a variable or calling a
> function or is it completely different from http(i.e., is it
> transparent? Do I need to do anything significantly different than what
> I do in http?)
https is a webserver configuration issue. There is no difference in your
code.
> Now what are the cons of using it rather than http? Right now I'm using
> http but wondering if I should use https for any reasons or not.
https transfers traffic over an encrypted connection to protect data from
sniffing. It is slightly slower, but any time you're transferring personal
information, passwords, credit card data, etc... it should be done over
https.
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