EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING
CLOUD COMPUTING
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Question
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The data sent will be slower
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Sometimes websites don’t allow it
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It allows people to sniff out packets
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Any data being sent is exposed in plain-text, including passwords
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Detailed explanation-1: -If a website uses HTTP instead of HTTPS, all requests and responses can be read by anyone who is monitoring the session. Essentially, a malicious actor can just read the text in the request or the response and know exactly what information someone is asking for, sending, or receiving.
Detailed explanation-2: -HTTP doesn’t contain SSL which is a Secure Socket Layer the sensitive data transferred like email and addresses are not encrypted. This leads to threats to our sensitive data. SSL gives security to transfer data between the web browser and server by encrypting the link. It has both client and server authentication.
Detailed explanation-3: -Storing passwords in plaintext is bad because it puts both the system and users at risk. Obviously, having a hacker able to find and read every single password used to access a system would be a disaster. They could simply find a user with administrator credentials and compromise the entire system or site.