(HTTPS) A variant of HTTP used by Netscape fOR handling secure transactions. The Netscape NavigatOR suppORts a URLaccess method, "https", fOR connecting to HTTPservers using SSL. "https" is a unique protocol that is simply SSL underneath HTTP. You need to use "https://" fOR HTTP URLs with SSL, whereas you continue to use "http://" fOR HTTP URLs without SSL. The default "https" pORt number is 443, as assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers AuthORity. . (1995-01-16)