HTTPS is a secure communication protocol based on HTTP and encrypted by using SSL. IoT Platform supports HTTPS. This article describes the HTTPS standard that is supported by IoT Platform.
Supported HTTP versions
Channel security
IoT Platform uses HTTPS to ensure channel security.
Note
- TLS 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 are supported. We recommend that you use TLS 1.2 for encryption. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are previous versions and may pose security risks.
- Link SDK is configured with TLS 1.2. You do not need to configure the TSL protocol if you use Link SDK.
Limits
- Only HTTPS is supported.
- Request parameters cannot be specified after a question mark (?).
- The resource discovery feature is not supported.
- After you register a device, you can use only one protocol to connect the device to IoT Platform. You cannot use multiple protocols for the same device.
Usage notes
- HTTP URIs are consistent with MQTT topics. For more information, see MQTT standard.
- If IoT Platform identifies that a device submits data over HTTP in the last 10 minutes, the device is in the Online state. This status appears in the IoT Platform console.