====== HTTP ======

This lecture covers the Hyper Text Transfer protocol. This includes the protocol itself, servers and clients, and how to build HTTP clients at the socket, URL, and browser levels.

===== Outline =====

  * The need for a layer on top of sockets 
  * The HTTP protocol
  * Using HTTP servers -- Apache
  * Building an HTTP client
  * HTML Forms

===== To Do =====

  * Read sections 1.3 to 1.6 of our textbook.
  * Read section 2.9 of our textbook
  * Review HTML in sections 2.1 to 2.8
  * Build a home a web page on ''red'' (if you don't already have one) and include in it a restricted section. The //Resource Directory// has information on Apache's authentication and encryption capabilities.


===== Slides from Lecture =====

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