An Explanation of HTTPS for the Inexperienced

That little green padlock next to a website address is very important. It indicates that your communication with that website is using HTTPS, a communication protocol that secures everything that you do online.

If you’re an end user, a developer, a business person, or indeed anybody who uses the Internet, this talk will introduce you to HTTPS from the very basics such as how computers communicate over the Internet, to how it affects your business, your clients, and your personal life.

Presented at:

* WordCamp Milano, November 2017.

#wcmil #wordpress #https

Transcript

1. An Explanation of HTTPS for the Inexperienced
2. John Blackbourn • WordPress core developer • Senior engineer at Human Made • Find me on Twitter, GitHub, WordPress.org: @johnbillion
5. Information you send or get through the site is private. Always be careful when sharing private information. Look at the address to make sure you're on the site you want to visit.
12. The Internet is a bunch of computers connected together
18. What is HTTPS?
19. 1. Trust
 Assurance of identity 2. Privacy
 Third parties can't read communication
 3. Integrity
 Content can't be changed during transmission HTTPS Provides:
20. 1. Trust
21. 1. Trust
22. 2. Privacy
23. 2. Privacy Not just passwords and credit card numbers. - Email address - Location data - What you're reading on the internet - If you're a target of surveillance
24. 3. Integrity
25. 3. Integrity
26. 1. Trust 2. Privacy
 3. Integrity HTTPS Provides:
27. Hello! Hello!
28. Va bene Here's my I.D.
29. Here's our key Andiamo!
30. HTTPS
31. How does HTTPS affect me?
32. Does HTTPS protect my communication on the Wi-Fi in a coffee shop? Yes, it does
34. Does HTTPS prevent my employer from seeing what I do on the Internet? No, it doesn't
35. Is HTTPS the same as SSL or TLS? HTTP + TLS = HTTPS
36. Does HTTPS make my website safe? No, it doesn't
37. Isn't HTTPS expensive to implement on a website? No
38. Should I add HTTPS to my website? Yes
39. Grazie! Find me on Twitter, GitHub, WordPress.org: @johnbillion