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ALSO CALLED: Hypertext Transfer Protocol and 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  … 
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Enterprise Application Delivery: No User Left Behind
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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
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TOPICS:  Application Delivery | Application Infrastructure | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management Services | ASP | Bandwidth Management | HTTP | LAN | SSL
How Vulnerable Are Your Cisco IOS Routers?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009
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TOPICS:  Hackers | HTTP | Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Network Security | Routers | Routing | Routing Protocols | Security Threats | VPN | VPN Software | Vulnerability Assessments | Vulnerability Management
User Interface Development for Embedded Systems
sponsored by Mentor Graphics
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: An embedded system is a special-purpose system in which the computer is completely encapsulated by or dedicated to the device or system it controls.
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Jan 2009
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TOPICS:  Data Entry | GUI | HTTP | Networking | Software | User Experience
 
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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