In a nutshell, Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure is secure HTTP. This means that file transference and communication over the network is protected due to encryption on both the server side and the client side.
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HTTP/2 301
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date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:16:45 GMT
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date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:16:46 GMT
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date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:16:46 GMT
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