HTTPS, TLS & Encryption Basics

📰 Dev.to · Sri Balaji

Learn the basics of HTTPS, TLS, and encryption to secure your online communications

beginner Published 23 Sept 2026
Action Steps
  1. Understand the difference between Base64 and encryption
  2. Learn about symmetric and asymmetric keys
  3. Configure TLS certificates for your website
  4. Implement HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission
  5. Test your website's encryption using online tools
Who Needs to Know This

Developers, DevOps engineers, and cybersecurity professionals can benefit from understanding the fundamentals of encryption and TLS to ensure secure data transmission

Key Insight

💡 Base64 is not encryption, and passwords should never be encrypted

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Base64 is not encryption, and you must never encrypt a password. A from-scratch tour of TLS, certificates, symmetric vs asymmetric keys, and the diffe
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