Networking Essentials / Ports and protocols
Lesson 19 of 30
HTTP and HTTPS
HTTP is how browsers ask for web pages: methods like GET and POST, and status codes like 200 OK and 404 Not Found. HTTPS wraps it in TLS encryption.
Key points
- GET reads, POST sends
- 2xx success, 4xx your error, 5xx server error
- Always use HTTPS for logins
Quiz · +10 XP
What does a 404 status code mean?
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