Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) concepts

 

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides an industry standard protocol for transmitting data in a secure manner over an insecure network. The SSL protocol is widely deployed in both Internet and Intranet applications. SSL defines methods for authentication, data encryption, and message integrity for a reliable transport protocol, usually TCP/IP. SSL uses both asymmetric and symmetric cryptography techniques. Refer to the following web site for a complete description of the SSL protocol: http://home.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/

An SSL connection is initiated by the caller application, which becomes the SSL client. The responder application becomes the SSL server. Every new SSL session begins with an SSL handshake, as defined by the SSL protocol.

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Note that SSL does not provide any formal access control service, because SSL operates at the link level.

 

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The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)


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