HTTPS quiz

Test your HTTPS knowledge with a free interactive quiz — 24 questions with answers and explanations. No signup needed to play.

Which three security properties does HTTPS provide for the connection?

1. Which three security properties does HTTPS provide for the connection?
2. What does a MAC / AEAD tag in TLS provide?
3. When you request `https://example.com/secret?token=abc`, what is encrypted by TLS?
4. Where must a server keep its TLS private key?
5. What does the "S" in HTTPS stand for?
6. What does HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) do?
7. What default TCP port does HTTPS use?
8. What does Let's Encrypt provide?
9. Does HTTPS by itself guarantee the website is trustworthy or not a phishing site?
10. What typically happens when a user visits `http://` on a site that enforces HTTPS?
11. What does SNI (Server Name Indication) solve?
12. Which is a key improvement of TLS 1.3 over TLS 1.2?

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