HTTPS: The Time Is Now; Part 1: History
Traditionally, websites have used HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) by default and only used HTTPS (HTTP Secure, or HTTP over TLS, or HTTP over SSL) when they were processing particularly sensitive data like credit card information. I’ll look at why this was the case and why we should start using HTTPS for all website traffic.
While this post is particularly pertinent to those people and organizations that operate their own websites, e.g., Troutreach Technologies' clients and potential clients, the information should be useful to all Internet users.