HTTP Protocol

Detection Information

The following page provides information on the HTTP Protocol.

Protocol Description

The HTTP protocol is the unencrypted web protocol used by web sites and other web-based technologies. HTTPS is the secure/encrypted version of this protocol.

Full Name

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Abbreviation

HTTP

Introduced

Version 2.88

Port Statistics

IP Protocol	Flow Percent
TCP 80	82%
TCP 8082	3%
TCP 3000	2%
TCP 5000	2%
TCP 8080	2%
TCP 8181	1%

Port Reference - RFC

TCP 8080 - HTTP Alternate (see Port 80)
TCP 80 - World Wide Web HTTP

External Resources

HTTP - Protocol Information

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Related Protocols

A list of related protocols is below. List of all protocols.

Category	Name	Tag
Web	HTTPS	https	Details
Web	Certificateless SSL	certificateless-ssl	Details
Web	QUIC	quic	Details
Web	HTTP Download	http-download	Details
Web	WebSocket	websocket	Details

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