History of SSL
Netscape developed The Secure Sockets Layer Protocol (SSL) in 1994, as a response to the growing concern over security on the Internet.
SSL was originally developed for securing web browser and server communications. The specification was designed in such a way so you can enable other applications, such as TELNET and FTP, to use SSL.
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Supported SSL and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols