How Can I Tell If a Web Address Is Safe?

⚛️ URLs are simple in concept, but can be constructed in ways that might fool you. I'll look at some examples and discuss what's important.

⚛️ How domain names can be abused
A URL, or web address, beginning with HTTPS1 has several components, the most important being the server or website address between the leading slash marks (//) and the following single slash (/). This is often obscured by making trusted websites appear as subdomains of a hacker’s domain or using confusing encoding. Always examine the leftmost portion of the full domain to confirm that it’s going where you think. HTTPS is available to fraudulent domains as well, so you cannot rely on it alone as an indicator of safety.

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Chapters
0:00 How web addresses work
1:00 What is a URL
1:35 The domain
2:40 Parameters
6:20 Subdomains
7:20 How spammers fool you
9:20 Character encoding
10:45 Https:// and secure websites

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