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How HTTPS Actually Works: TLS, Certificates, and Encryption
Analogy
Imagine you're sitting in a coffee shop.
You connect to the free Wi-Fi.
You decide to log into your bank account.
Your browser sends your username and password over the network.
Now imagine every person connected to that same Wi-Fi can read everything you're sending.
Your password.
Your balance.
Your account number.
Terrifying.
Yet that's exactly how the early Internet worked.
There was no encryption.
No certificates.
No secure connections.
Just...
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