The Secure Sockets Layer
SSL technology was first developed by Netscape in 1994, then standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in 1996. SSL is a security protocol that provides private communication over the Internet or a corporate intranet. Its purpose is to allow client and server applications to communicate in such a way as to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery. It does this by encrypting data carried by transport protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
The Two Layers of SSL: Record and Handshake
SSL itself is composed of two layers: the Record Protocol and the Handshake Protocol. The Record Protocol makes sure the connection is private, using symmetric cryptography such as Triple Data Encryption ...
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