Twitter enhances security with HTTPS settings

Finally, Twitter has taken a big step towards improving account security with a new setting that permanently enables HTTPS.

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is a well known web protocol which allows encrypted communication between networks and users. It creates a secure tunnel through the inherently chaotic web, decreasing the chance that somebody will access a user's account information on an open Wi-Fi network, for example. It is already in use since long by major web giants including Google and Yahoo.

Earlier, Twitter has offered HTTPS access but only for some time. But from now on, users can activate HTTPS permanently by going to their settings and selecting "Always use HTTPS." These users will always be logged into Twitter via HTTPS rather than the traditional HTTP method.

Though the company admits that the mobile version of twitter still cant force for HTTPS protocol. So users currently need to make sure they are logged into https://mobile.twitter.com rather than http://mobile.twitter.com if they want a secure connection. 

Though Twitter techies are working on a solution that will make the permanent HTTPS feature work on both its mobile website and Twitter.com.