From The Emerald City

 

My Dear 'OZ'ians,

I have thoroughly scoured 'OZ' - The 'Other' Side of the Rainbow for non "https" links and have secured all of them using https, so no more links from 'OZ' will take you to a non secured page. All links taken from 'OZ''s main site will be secure and encrypted. That means there will be a little lock icon in the address bar. See below for explanation.

Explanation of HTTP vs HTTPS:

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is the protocol that enables communication between different systems, transferring information and data over a network.

On the other hand, HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. Although it functions similarly to HTTP, HTTPS works to protect communication between web servers and browsers when transporting data.

HTTPS secures connections with a digital security protocol that uses cryptographic keys to encrypt and validate data. The most common way for websites to use HTTPS and have a secure domain is by obtaining a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate.

Keep in mind that although TLS is widely becoming the standard for HTTPS, most SSL certificates support both SSL/TLS protocols.

The Wizard 

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