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Digital Literacy How the Web Works The World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee and URLs

Robert Ndungu
Robert Ndungu
8,863 Points
Posted by Robert Ndungu
Robert Ndungu
8,863 Points

Is it http or https?

At 1:30, she talks about http yet the url on my browser is https. Maybe just a typo

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The example shown in the video is http. But your connection to the video may indeed be https.

jenko
jenko
8,562 Points

To further add to that https generally indicates that you’re connecting securely, or at least attempting to. Most browsers these days will actively alert you when you’re accessing a site that is either unsecured or is secure, but suspicious.