<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;" id="http"> <title>http / https</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Lauri.Watts;</author> <author>&Ferdinand.Gassauer;</author> <author>&tde-authors;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo> <date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date> <copyright> <year>2010</year> <holder>&Lauri.Watts;</holder> <holder>&Ferdinand.Gassauer;</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>&tde-copyright-date;</year> <holder>&tde-team;</holder> </copyright> <abstract> <para> This handbook describes the http/https protocol. </para> </abstract> <keywordset> <keyword>TDE</keyword> <keyword>http</keyword> <keyword>https</keyword> <keyword>protocol</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para><acronym>http</acronym> is the <emphasis>H</emphasis>yper<emphasis>T</emphasis>ext <emphasis>T</emphasis>ransfer <emphasis>P</emphasis>rotocol.</para> <para>The http tdeioslave is used by all &tde; applications to handle connections to http servers, that is, web servers. The most common usage is to view web pages in the &konqueror; web browser.</para> <para>You can use the http tdeioslave in &konqueror; by giving it a <acronym>URL</acronym>, such as <userinput>http://<replaceable>www.trinitydesktop.org</replaceable></userinput>.</para> <para>HTTPS is HTTP encapsulated in an SSL/TLS stream.</para> <para>SSL is the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, a security protocol that provides communications privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery.</para> <para>TLS stands for Transport Layer Security</para> <para>Read the man page: <ulink url="man:/http">http</ulink>.</para> </article>