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==Basic Properties of SSL Protocol Channel Security==
 
==Basic Properties of SSL Protocol Channel Security==
Based on the Internet Draft submitted by Kipp E.B. Hickman of Netscape to the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]],  the SSL protocol channel security is:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hickman-netscape-ssl-00 Internet Draft-SSL Protocol]</ref>
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Based on the Internet Draft submitted by Kipp E.B. Hickman of Netscape to the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF),  the SSL protocol channel security is:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hickman-netscape-ssl-00 Internet Draft-SSL Protocol]</ref>
 
* Private- It uses symmetric cryptography to encrypt data and define a secret key through a simple handshake.
 
* Private- It uses symmetric cryptography to encrypt data and define a secret key through a simple handshake.
 
* Authenticated- Asymmetric cryptography always authenticates the server endpoint of conversation while the client endpoint is optionally authenticated.
 
* Authenticated- Asymmetric cryptography always authenticates the server endpoint of conversation while the client endpoint is optionally authenticated.

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