What does HTTPS add on top of plain HTTP?

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Author: Tomas Chudjak

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A TLS layer that encrypts and authenticates the connection — HTTPS runs HTTP over TLS, which encrypts the traffic and authenticates the server. Compression and caching are separate concerns not provided by TLS itself.

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A faster binary framing layer that compresses every header

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A caching layer that stores responses closer to the client

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A routing layer that balances traffic across many servers

What does HTTPS add on top of plain HTTP?

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