!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] is a [HTTP Method] which converts the request connection to a transparent [TCP]/[IP] tunnel, usually to facilitate [SSL]-encrypted communication ([HTTPS]) through an unencrypted [HTTP] proxy.

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[{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]
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* [#1] - [Request methods|Wikipedia:Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Request_methods|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-05-21-