HTTP Packet Structure

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Dissect a basic HTTP GET/POST request and response at the packet level. Understand how HTTP operates over TCP and how headers are structured.

Key topics:

  • HTTP request methods

  • Header fields (Host, User-Agent, Cookie)

  • HTTP response codes and content types

  • Text-based nature of HTTP payloads