HTTPS Header Encryption

Question

To what extent, if at all, are HTTPS headers encrypted?

Answer 1

They are encrypted during transit through SSL. There is no special encryption for headers; HTTPS encrypts the entire message.

Answer 2

All headers are encrypted in HTTPS. You might want to take a look at the documentation on how SSL and TLS work .

Answer 3

SSL establishes a private authenticated link to the server and then sends an HTTP request at that link. The link-tracking attacker actually speaks by simply observing the connection used by http. In SSL, it has some unencrypted headers that it uses to establish this connection, although they should not be confused with headers that are part of the http protocol.