Why might an HTTPS page request be faster than HTTP?
<p><a href="https://scotthelme.co.uk/still-think-you-dont-need-https/" rel="noreferrer">This article mentions</a> and <a href="http://www.httpvshttps.com/" rel="noreferrer">this site seems designed to show</a> that HTTPS can be faster than HTTP. I'm surprised; I thought HTTPS was just HTTP plus encryption, which adds a small, <a href="https://www.imperialviolet.org/2010/06/25/overclocking-ssl.html" rel="noreferrer">likely negligable</a> amount of work but doesn't remove any.</p>

<p><strong>Why might an HTTPS page load be faster than one over HTTP?</strong></p>