Secure Sockets Layer
<networking> (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications
Corporation to provide encrypted communications on the Internet. SSL is layered
beneath application protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, Telnet, FTP, Gopher, and NNTP
and is layered above the connection protocol TCP/IP. It is used by the HTTPS
access method.
(1995-01-17)
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Secure Hash Algorithm « Secure Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions « Secure Shell « Secure Sockets
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