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Re: SSL.

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:55:56 +0100 (MET)

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Manuel Gavina wrote:

> I would like to know when I´m using SSL, what's the diference between using
> a PUT or using a POST with SSL, what's encrypted and not????

PUT and POST are two HTTP requests. Please read RFC 2616 for all details on
the differences.

SSL offers encrypted network traffic. HTTPS is HTTP with SSL.

Thus, both POST and PUT will be encrypted if you use them on a HTTPS site.

-- 
    Daniel Stenberg -- curl groks URLs -- http://curl.haxx.se/
Received on 2002-03-15