Difference between http and https

 Difference between http and https

Http

• Stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol.
• It is used to transmit hypertext or data over the internet in the form of plain text without security and not scrambled before sending.
• It lacks security and is vulnerable to hackers.
• Http is fast compared to https.
• It does not help in improving search ranking.

• A website that uses http has http:// in its URL.

Https

• Stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure.
• It is a more advance and secure version of http. In this data exchange happens in cipher or encrypted text. 
• It offers SSL/TLS digital certificate to protect the communication between server and client.
• Computation power is consumed by https to encrypt the communication channel, so it is slow.
• It helps in improving search rankings.
• A website that uses https has https:// in its URL.