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HTTPS

HTTPS = HTTP over Transport Layer Security (TLS)

TLS does two things:

  • Encryption and Hashing

Hashing SHA256 (Number = size of hash in bits)

TLS Handshake

  • Step 1:

Server sends Certificate with:

a) Public Key

b) Domain: google.com

c) Authoritiy Signature (Browser knows the public key of Authority and can check if the signature is valid)
  • Step 2:

Client generates random key and encrypts it with the servers public key and sends it to the server

  • Step 3:

The server decrypts the random key and uses it for further communication

Debug TLS Handshake:

openssl s_client -connect <ip>:443