Web Requests - Intro
HyperText Transfer Protocol
It is an application-level protocol used to access the World Wide Web resources. (Hypertext: text containing links to other resources and text that the readers can easily interpret) The default port for HTTP communication is 80.
URL
It stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Resources over HTTP are accessed via URL, which contains various specifications.
HTTP Flow
The HTTP flow in the web server is based on request-response model. Also, a DNS server is used to interpret the IP address of a domain name, which is recognizable for the web server.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HTTPS was created to counter the issue of HTTP. Using this protocol, all communications are done in an encrypted format. Even if someone intercepts the request between source and the destination during communication, he/she would not be able to read it.
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