I. Provide context of the history of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to use public-key encryption and Netscape’s intention to create secure channel over public Internet connections. This birthed the opportunity to enabling secure communications.
II. Define what Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is any why it is important to use for secure Internet communications.
III. Review the concept of Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP) and how it is an extended version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that provides for the encryption of individual messages between a client and server across the Internet. S-HTTP is the application of SSL over HTTP, which allows the encryption of all information passing between two computers through a protected and secure virtual connection.
IV. Emphasize the importance for organizations to use HTTPS for internal and external websites.