# How HTTPS Secures Connections: What Every Web Dev Should Know

<http://blog.hartleybrody.com/https-certificates/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

How was data protected? How can a client and server create a secure connection if someone was already listening in on the wire? What is a security certificate and why do I need to pay someone to get one?

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