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 Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https) has many advantages in terms of performance and security; most importantly, it achieves higher quality standards than Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http). All browsers strongly advise users to trust websites that use HTTPS because it is the only way to protect themselves from a number of risks, attacks, in this paper, the most important characteristics of HTTPS versus HTTP will discussed, and Tested based on software engineering concepts and selected test tool in comparison with Software Quality Factors.

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HTTP HTTPS SEO TLS Comparison HTTP and HTTPS SSL Software Quality Factors

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Ahmed Saleem Abbas, Noor Thamer Mahmood, and Rusul Khalil Hussein, “Comparison between HTTP and HTTPS based on Software engineering Concepts”, Cybersys. J, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 121–127, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.57238/csj.2025.1020.
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Ahmed Saleem Abbas, Noor Thamer Mahmood, and Rusul Khalil Hussein, “Comparison between HTTP and HTTPS based on Software engineering Concepts”, Cybersys. J, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 121–127, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.57238/csj.2025.1020.
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