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ALSO CALLED: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transport Protocol DEFINITION: HTTPS (HTTP over SSL or HTTP Secure) is the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) as a sublayer under regular HTTP application layering. HTTPS encrypts and decrypts user page requests as well as the pages that are returned by the Web server. The use of HTTPS protects against eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. HTTPS was developed by Netscape.HTTPS and SSL … Definition continues below.
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Dynamic Web Acceleration: What is it, who needs it, how it works sponsored by CDNetworks WHITE PAPER: Delivering web applications over the Internet and ensuring reasonable response times for users around the globe is a significant challenge. Read the white paper to find out how Dynamic Web Acceleration can accelerate highly dynamic and interactive web applications aimed at a global audience. Posted: 04 Oct 2012 \| Published: 04 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Integration \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Content Delivery \| Content Management \| eCommerce \| HTTP \| TCP \| Web Applications Architectures \| Web Applications Management \| Web Content Management \| Web Hosting

Broadcast Delivery of Multimedia Content to Mobile Users sponsored by QUALCOMM Incorporated WHITE PAPER: Discover how a broadcast delivery can help you overcome the issues with the currently used HTTP delivery method. Avoid bottlenecks and improve user-experience, all in a cost-effective manner. Posted: 27 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Content Delivery \| Digital Rights Management \| HTTP \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Applications Software \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless WAN

Web Application Security: Protect Your Critical Web Applications sponsored by Imperva WHITE PAPER: To combat complex and distributed attacks, organizations need to protect their Web sites from new and emerging threats without affecting application performance or uptime. Read this paper to find out so much more. Posted: 30 Aug 2010 \| Published: 30 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Security \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| HTTP \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Software \| Web Services

The Lucky 7 System i Resources sponsored by Help/Systems WHITE PAPER: Robot/CONSOLE©, the System i™ message management and resource monitoring software, can make you and your critical IBM i resources very lucky. With automatic resource monitoring, proactive checking keeps resources running and helps them avoid the unlucky Service Level Agreement (SLA) meeting. Posted: 03 May 2010 \| Published: 03 May 2010 TOPICS: FTP \| HTTP \| Job Scheduling Software \| Messaging Software \| Midrange Server Hardware \| SLA \| SLA Management Services \| System i \| Systems Management

10 Cool Things Your Firewall Should Do sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: This document explains 10 things the firewall should do and describes the origins of the Application Firewall which can manage and control data and applications that pass through the Firewall. Posted: 18 Jan 2010 \| Published: 18 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Email Security \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Firewall Server Software \| FTP \| HTTP

Enterprise Application Delivery: No User Left Behind sponsored by BlueCoat WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat ProxyClient extends Blue Coat's visionary application delivery infrastructure to include all of these use cases - from any network, any device, and to any application - keeping users productive wherever the business takes them. Posted: 01 Jul 2009 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Application Delivery \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management Services \| ASP \| Bandwidth Management \| HTTP \| LAN \| SSL

Web Application Security: Automated Scanning versus Manual Penetration Testing sponsored by Logicalis WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the two primary methods for discovering Web application vulnerabilities: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. Posted: 11 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Customer Data Management \| Customer Privacy \| HTTP \| HTTPS \| Penetration Testing \| Security Threats \| Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

eGuide: Expert Tips for Deploying Secure Messaging Technologies sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This eGuide discusses the critical importance of securing these messaging systems and looks at various methods for protecting the information that is transmitted via these technologies. Posted: 24 Oct 2008 \| Published: 22 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Authentication \| Data Encryption \| Email \| HTTP \| Instant Messaging \| Security

The F5 Acceleration Portfolio sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: F5 is the leader in Application Delivery Networking, ensuring applications are secure, fast, and available. This white paper provides an overview of specific F5 acceleration features across three F5 product lines. Posted: 07 Oct 2008 \| Published: 07 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Acceleration Hardware \| Data Centers \| ERP \| HTTP \| Network Infrastructure \| SSL \| TCP \| WAN

Move Web Application Security Testing into Your Development Cycle sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on the role developers can play in solving Web application security issues, and it details how IBM Rational® AppScan® Developer Edition software can enable them to do so. Posted: 06 Oct 2008 \| Published: 04 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Application Security \| HTTP \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Software Testing \| Web Application Security \| Web Development \| Web Development Tools

How to Migrate CORBA Applications to Web Services sponsored by Rogue Wave Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the steps necessary for migrating CORBA applications to Web services. Learn how to evolve existing applications without sacrificing business logic. Posted: 21 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Application Integration \| CORBA \| HTTP \| SOA \| Vendors \| Web Services \| WSDL

Improving End-User Performance by Eliminating HTTP Chattiness sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Many organizations embark on global multi-million dollar web application deployments only to later discover that their users are unsatisfied with the performance compared to their old client server application. This paper provides alternatives. Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: Caching \| Content Management \| HTTP \| HTTPS \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Management \| Web Caching Appliances

Application Delivery Controller Performance Report sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: This report documents the performance of the top Application Delivery Controllers offered by F5 Networks, Cisco Systems, and Citrix Netscaler. Through the development and implementation of robust and reproducible testing methods, F5 demonst... Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Security \| Business Intelligence \| HTTP \| Network Security \| SSL \| TCP/IP \| Web Application Security

Introduction to MTOM: A Hands-on Approach sponsored by Crosscheck Networks WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how to enhance the electronic transmission of critical data across an SOA using a SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism. Posted: 03 Jan 2008 \| Published: 21 Dec 2007 TOPICS: .NET \| HTTP \| PDF \| SOAP \| Web Services \| XML

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HTTP DEFINITION (continued): … support the use of X.509 digital certificates from the server so that, if necessary, a user can authenticate the sender. Unless a different port is specified, HTTPS uses port 443 instead of HTTP port 80 in its interactions with the lower layer, TCP/IP. Suppose you visit a Web site to view their online catalog. When you're ready to order, you will be given a Web page order form with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that starts with https://. When you click "Send," to send the page back to the catalog retailer, your browser's HTTPS layer will encrypt it. The acknowledgement you receive from …
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