The main difference between http:// and https:// is -
It's all about keeping you secure, HTTP stands for HyperText
Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a
language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and
forth between web servers and clients.
The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference
between HTTP and HTTPS. The S (big surprise) stands for 'Secure'.
If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the
web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the
regular 'unsecure' language. !
In other words, it is possible for someone to 'eavesdrop' on your
computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the
website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever ever enter your credit card number in an
http website!
But if the web address beg ins with https://, that basically means
your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can
eavesdrop on.
Now you understand why this is so important, right? If a website
ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should
automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it
doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a
credit card number!
I checked the Tigerair http://www.tigerairways.com/home/
http://www.jetstar.com/3k/index.html
when come to booking the ticket and keying the personal information
it's showed : https://booking.tigerairways.com/skylights/cgibin/skylights.!
and https://jetstar.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi
SO it is safe to do that booking.... pls remember when you buy
anything online make sure passing your personal information on the website
showing https. DONT do anything that is without the 's'.
