TLS
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) specification is the IETF standards-track version of the Secure Sockets Layer Version 3.0 (SSLv3.0) protocol found in millions of client browsers and Web servers around the world. TLS creates a secure channel between source and destination entities at the transport layer, providing certificate-based authentication, information integrity, and data confidentiality.
Like S/MIME and IPsec, the TLS specification includes discussion of a profile for X.509 certificates that aims for compatibility with the PKIX profile [RFC2459]. While total compatibility is not always possible due to the conflicting requirements of these different user groups, such efforts help to illustrate the respect for, and influence ...
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