Securing Telnet with SSL

With the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, you can establish secure connections between the Telnet server application and Telnet clients that provide authentication of one or both endpoints of the communication session. SSL also provides privacy and integrity of the data that client and server applications exchange.

• Configuring SSL on the Telnet server
  The most important factor to consider when enabling SSL on the Telnet server is the sensitivity of the information that is involved in client sessions. If the information is sensitive, or private, then securing the Telnet server with SSL is recommended.

• SSL initialization and handshake
  Here are the details about the interactions between Telnet servers, clients, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

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