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The 'S' in HTTPS Stands for Security Guard
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The 'S' in HTTPS Stands for Security Guard

Description

This is a simple and clever illustration that personifies the HTTPS protocol. The image shows the word 'https' written in friendly, rounded, cartoon-style letters against a light blue background. The first four letters, 'h,' 't,' 't,' and 'p,' are a lighter shade of blue and each has a simple, happy face. In contrast, the final letter, 's,' is a darker, more serious character. It's drawn to look like a security guard or a secret service agent, complete with a black suit, a tie, a coiled earpiece, and a stern, protective expression. The 's' character is looking back over the other letters as if guarding them. This visual pun effectively explains the role of the 's' in HTTPS, which stands for 'Secure.' It represents the SSL/TLS encryption layer that protects the standard HTTP data from being intercepted, making the entire communication secure. The watermark 't.me/dev_meme' is visible at the bottom

Categories

Security Networking WebDev Cryptography DataPrivacy

Common Tags

Https Http Tls WebSecurity SecurityBestPractices WebDevelopment NetworkProtocols

Comments

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick The 'S' in HTTPS is the bouncer performing a TLS handshake at the club door; it's not letting your packets in until it sees some valid certificates
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    The 'S' in HTTPS is the bouncer performing a TLS handshake at the club door; it's not letting your packets in until it sees some valid certificates

  2. Anonymous

    “Just add the S,” they said - now I’m babysitting 300 Let’s Encrypt renewals and a 2008-era SOAP server that still treats TLS 1.2 like an unknown cipher at the door

  3. Anonymous

    After 20 years of explaining why HTTPS matters, we've finally found the perfect visualization: cute letters that make security approachable. Now if only we could make certificate chain validation this adorable, maybe developers would stop ignoring SSL warnings in development

  4. Anonymous

    When your infrastructure team finally deprecates HTTP endpoints and the 'S' realizes it's now mandatory for survival - though judging by this illustration, the transition might be more hostile takeover than peaceful migration. At least it's not another 'works on my machine' scenario where the S only gets eaten in production

  5. Anonymous

    After years of HSTS headers and cert wrestling, HTTPS is finally smiling back at us

  6. Anonymous

    HTTPS: the S is the bouncer - negotiates TLS 1.3 at the edge, then watches your east‑west services gossip over plain HTTP because “it’s inside the VPC.”

  7. Anonymous

    HTTPS: one letter that turns “it works” into cert rotation, cipher‑suite negotiations with the ALB, and a 3am page when OCSP stapling dies behind the proxy

  8. @m4xx1m 5y

    вотерки для пидоров

    1. @Dobreposhka 5y

      @RiedleroD

      1. @m4xx1m 5y

        крыса

        1. @Dobreposhka 5y

          and u r criminal

      2. @RiedleroD 5y

        thank

      3. @VlP_AI_TG 5y

        F🤬cking RAT

        1. @Dobreposhka 5y

          fckn russian))

          1. @SlavaAndreevich 5y

            you must visit a therapist if you hate yourself don't you?

            1. @Dobreposhka 5y

              i don't

    2. @RiedleroD 5y

      no russian here, please warning 1/3 for @m4xx1m for speaking russian twice (translation: "watermark for faggots" and "rat")

  9. Deleted Account 5y

    all https are bastards

  10. @Dobreposhka 5y

    i don't want to see Russian in English only chat

    1. @nuntikov 5y

      Still a fucking rat. Moreover, nation traitor

      1. @Dobreposhka 5y

        i hate all Russians

        1. @feskow 5y

          What's your reason? Do you get something from hating russians?

          1. @Dobreposhka 5y

            Why do i need to get sth to hate sth? I can hate nazi and don't get anything from it

            1. @feskow 5y

              Well you don't hate or don't hate on random, do you

              1. @Dobreposhka 5y

                i don't. I am Russian and I know those people more than every person on Earth does, so I've got my reasons

                1. @sylfn 5y

                  Do you hate yourself?

                  1. @Dobreposhka 5y

                    1) What's the problem? 2) I didn't say "I hate the only Russian: myself", but i said that i hate all of them

      2. @azizhakberdiev 5y

        Mod could see this anyways, without him. But don't forget there are rules

    2. @sylfn 5y

      https://t.me/devs_chat/21715 As long as translation to English is present, you can talk in any language you want

      1. @Dobreposhka 5y

        ok, he didn't translate in brackets what he has written

    3. @p4vook 5y

      It's a pity

  11. @Rogeratwork 5y

    S - as "Security"

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