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What are SSL and TLS?

rasserei

Mar 8, 2024

It mentions SSL/TLS in the key concepts section but doesn't explain what the acronyms mean.

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Vaibhav Upadhyay
Vaibhav Upadhyay2 years ago

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Link. TLS stands for Transport Layer Security. These are the certificates used to establish secure connections.

raviteja ankem
raviteja ankema year ago

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are cryptographic protocols for securing internet communications.

  • SSL: An older protocol, now deprecated due to security vulnerabilities.
  • TLS: The modern, more secure successor to SSL, with versi...

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