What is HTTPS?

Learn what “HTTPS” means in plain words.

HTTPS

HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure

A secure way of connecting to a website. Everything you send is encrypted.

HTTP sends data in plain text, while HTTPS encrypts it thanks to an SSL certificate. Today every website should run on HTTPS.

Yes. Google uses HTTPS as a ranking signal, and browsers warn visitors about pages that do not use it.

Category: Security

SSL certificateProtection for the connection to your website. With it, the address starts with https and anything typed into a form is encrypted.
CDNA network of servers in many cities. They keep copies of your website, so each visitor gets it from the nearest place and the page loads faster.
ServerA computer that runs around the clock and makes a website or email available on the internet.
DKIMA digital signature on your emails. The recipient’s mailbox checks it with a key stored in your domain’s DNS and knows the email really came from your domain.
DMARCA DNS entry that tells recipients’ mailboxes what to do with an email from your domain that fails the SPF or DKIM check: deliver it, move it to spam or reject it.
SPFA DNS entry that lists the servers allowed to send email on behalf of your domain. It helps keep your emails out of spam.