https://exitcode.eu/tags/encryption/ Recent content in Encryption on exitcode Hugo en Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://exitcode.eu/posts/biztonsag-alapok-10/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://exitcode.eu/posts/biztonsag-alapok-10/ <h1 id="how-does-https-work-and-why-is-the-padlock-icon-important"> How does HTTPS work, and why is the padlock icon important? <a class="heading-link" href="#how-does-https-work-and-why-is-the-padlock-icon-important"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <p>The small padlock icon in your browser’s address bar isn’t just for decoration. Behind it lies an encryption system that protects your data during transmission. However, you need to know what the icon does and doesn’t mean.</p> <h2 id="http-vs-https---whats-the-difference"> HTTP vs. HTTPS - what’s the difference? <a class="heading-link" href="#http-vs-https---whats-the-difference"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p><strong>HTTP</strong> (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the web’s basic protocol. This is how your browser communicates with the server when you open a page. Every request and response travels across the network as plain text, without encryption. This means that if someone is monitoring the network, for example, on a public Wi-Fi network, they can see exactly what you sent and what you received. Passwords, forms, everything.</p>