Encryption of Data over HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)/HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) Requests for Secure Data transfers over the Internet

Abstract

With the increasing use of the internet for transferring data, the security of this data has been a serious concern since the very beginning. There has been an ever-increasing number of cyber-attacks happening all over the internet. Hackers, after getting access to the end user's personal computer, have complete control over all the data flowing in and out of the computer. In this case, if any sensitive data gets in the hands of the hacker, it might create a great catastrophe for that person and the party he wants to communicate with. Hence, there is a need for creating an encryption system for data transfer that is extremely sensitive such as Criminal Data, Banking data and it can extend to a person's private details such as banking details and account passwords. For any such sensitive data transfer, we need a very strong encryption system, which ensures that the data being transferred is safe and is only accessible to the person who is authenticated to view that data. This paper discusses the various methodologies, algorithms, and proposes a solution to securely transfer sensitive data over the internet.