# http / https

&HTTP; is the HyperText Transfer Protocol.

The http KIO worker is used by all &kde; applications to handle connections to &HTTP; servers, that is, web servers. The most common usage is to view web pages in the &konqueror; web browser.

You can use the https KIO worker in &konqueror; by giving it a &URL;. `https://`www.kde.org``.

https is http encapsulated in a SSL/TLS stream.

SSL is the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, a security protocol that provides communications privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery.

TLS stands for Transport Layer Security.