TLS : Java Glossary

2008-07-03 by Roedy Green ©1996-2008 Canadian Mind Products
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TLS: Transport Layer Security protocol used communicate over an encrypted connection, and to authenticate none, one or both of the participants. It is the successor to SSL. The actual strength (number of bits is the key) of the encryption is decided by the site itself not by the browser as in SSL.
IETF manages SSL, Secure Sockets Layer, and has renamed it TLS People still usually refer to it as SSL. Properly TLS refers to the newer versions of the protocol and SSL to the older.
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