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Encryption of HTTPS headers

To what extent, if at all, are HTTPS headers encrypted?

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Edward Q. Bridges Avatar asked Jun 11 '09 20:06

Edward Q. Bridges


2 Answers

They are encrypted in transit through SSL. There is no special encryption dedicated to headers, HTTPS encrypts the entire message.

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Kekoa Avatar answered Oct 29 '22 04:10

Kekoa


All headers are encrypted in HTTPS. You may want to look at some documentation on how SSL and TLS work.

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cgp Avatar answered Oct 29 '22 02:10

cgp