Are HTTPS Connections Really Safe?

✴️ You've been told to look for HTTPS before trusting a website. But what does that "S" really promise? Less than you might think. I'll review what HTTPS actually does for you, what it can't do, and why scammers are happy to use it too.

✴️ What HTTPS does
The HTTPS protocol does exactly two things. It encrypts the data passing between you and the website and confirms that you’re looking at the site you requested. It does not confirm that you asked for the site you think you did, and it does not confirm that the site is legitimate. Scammers can and do use HTTPS.

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Chapters
0:00 Are HTTPS Connections Really Safe?
1:05 Data encryption
1:52 2: Site validation
3:00 Validation is not absolute

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