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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The protocol used with financial sites such as banks or PayPal is called
A
HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure)
B
POP (Post Office Protocol)
C
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
D
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HTTPS uses an encryption protocol to encrypt communications. The protocol is called Transport Layer Security (TLS), although formerly it was known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a protocol that secures communication and data transfer between a user’s web browser and a website. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP. The protocol protects users against eavesdroppers and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike its HTTP predecessor, however, it’s a secure protocol. This is because HTTPS, also known as HTTP over TLS, relies on the transport layer security protocol to transmit HTTP data for requests and responses.

Detailed explanation-4: -The HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) port is a secure version of HTTP. It provides a communication channel that secures the data transferred between a server and a web browser using an SSL/TLS certificate that encrypts the web traffic and protects sensitive customer information in transit.

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