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| − | '''SSL''' is the acronym for '''Secure Sockets Layer.''' It is a combination of two protocols, the '''record protocol''' and '''handshake protocol''' which was designed to | + | '''SSL''' is the acronym for '''Secure Sockets Layer.''' It is a combination of two protocols, the '''record protocol''' and '''handshake protocol''' which was designed to use applications that allows users to securely send and receive data over the internet.<ref>[http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzain/rzainhistory.htm IBM SSL Concepts]</ref> The technology is integrated in web browsers e-mail and instant messaging applications and other programs with encryption key given by a Certification Authority in the form of a digital certificate. The digital key is authenticated by the handshake protocol in one or both end points during the SSL connection. The handshake protocol will then set-up a unique symmetric key to generate keys that will encrypt and decrypt data to maintain a secure communications and data transfers between computers during SSL session.<ref>[http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzain/rzainhistory.htm How SSL Works]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:44, 2 November 2011
SSL is the acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. It is a combination of two protocols, the record protocol and handshake protocol which was designed to use applications that allows users to securely send and receive data over the internet.[1] The technology is integrated in web browsers e-mail and instant messaging applications and other programs with encryption key given by a Certification Authority in the form of a digital certificate. The digital key is authenticated by the handshake protocol in one or both end points during the SSL connection. The handshake protocol will then set-up a unique symmetric key to generate keys that will encrypt and decrypt data to maintain a secure communications and data transfers between computers during SSL session.[2]