Re: Simple Questions re HTTPS

From: Mailman (mailman_at_anonymous.org)
Date: 01/28/05

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    Fergus Ryder wrote:

    > If I submit a web page using HTTPS does the size of the data
    > transferred between the browser and the web server increase as a
    > result, i.e. is it larger than when it is sent over HTTP. If it does,
    > is there a rough percentage anyone knows or could you point me to a
    > relevent resource.

    No, it does not. The total amount of data transfered over the connection is
    slightly larger than with HTTP due to SSL negotiation (usually a small,
    fixed amount), but actual pages do not change size - they are just
    encrypted. 

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