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Revision 812307 of TLS

  • Revision slug: Glossary/TLS
  • Revision title: TLS
  • Revision id: 812307
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Transport Layer Security (TLS), previously known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a {{Glossary("protocol")}} used by applications to communicate securely across a network, preventing tampering with and eavesdropping on email, web browsing, messaging, and other protocols.

All modern browsers support the TLS protocol, requiring the server to provide a valid {{Glossary("Digital certificate", "digital certificate")}} confirming its identity in order to establish a secure connection. It is possible for both the client and server to mutually authenticate each other, if both parties provide their own individual digital certificates.

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<p id="Summary">Transport Layer Security (TLS), previously known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a {{Glossary("protocol")}} used by applications to communicate securely across a network, preventing tampering with and eavesdropping on email, web browsing, messaging, and other protocols.</p>

<p>All modern browsers support the TLS protocol, requiring the server to provide a valid {{Glossary("Digital certificate", "digital certificate")}} confirming its identity in order to establish a secure connection. It is possible for both the client and server to mutually authenticate each other, if both parties provide their own individual digital certificates.</p>

<h2 id="Learn_more">Learn more</h2>

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 <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Learn/tutorial/Information_Security_Basics">Information security tutorial</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://owasp.org/index.php?title=Transport_Layer_Protection_Cheat_Sheet" rel="external">OWASP: Transport Layer Protection Cheat Sheet</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security" rel="external">Transport Layer Security on Wikipedia</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5246.txt" rel="external">RFC 5246</a> (The Transport Layer Security Protocol, Version 1.2)</li>
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