HTTPS Hypertext Transfer

Protocol Secure This has long been a standard way to encrypt password and financial information when sending information from a computer to a server, and it is becoming more common with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter and Webmail services like Gmail. A URL that begins with "https://" and displays a small padlock icon designates a secured web page.

TLS/SSL Transport Layer Security/

Secure Sockets Layer The most common way to secure information sent over the Internet (including Web browsing and e-mail) and internal servers. HTTPS is secured by applying TLS/SSL to a Web site.