Comments on: SSL versus TLS – What’s the difference?

By: SMTP TLS: All About Secure Email Delivery over TLS | LuxSci FYI

SMTP TLS: All About Secure Email Delivery over TLS | LuxSci FYI — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:13:24 +0000

[...] stands for “Transport Layer Security” and is closely related to “SSL” (Secure Socket Layer). TLS is one of the standard ways that computers transmit information over an [...]

By: Case for Email Security - Why Use Encryption? | LuxSci FYI

Case for Email Security - Why Use Encryption? | LuxSci FYI — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:09:00 +0000

[...] The easiest thing you can do to make your email more secure is to use an email provider that supports “Secure Socket Layer” (SSL) for their Webmail, POP, IMAP, and SMTP servers. TLS is a type of SSL that can be initiated during a mail session; unlike TLS, SSL must be initiated before sending the email (see SSL versus TLS – What’s the difference?). [...]

By: Can You Make Your Email More Secure? | LuxSci FYI

Can You Make Your Email More Secure? | LuxSci FYI — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:21:12 +0000

[...] email encryption is one way to ensure that your email can only be read by the intended recipients. SSL and TLS connections are secure, but only to a point. While you can ensure that your users connect securely [...]

By: Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:24:39 +0000

Excellent article. Thank you for taking the time to concisely explain the subtle differences of SSLv3 & TLS. Also, I love the iPhone reformatting support that you’ve added to your WordPress installation. One note about it: It did say there were 4 comments on this article, but they were not displayed in the mobile iPhone version.

By: How Does Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Work? | LuxSci FYI | LuxSci FYI

How Does Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Work? | LuxSci FYI | LuxSci FYI — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:52:17 +0000

[...] SSL versus TLS – What’s the difference? [...]

By: 256-bit AES Encryption for SSL and TLS: Maximal Security | LuxSci FYI

256-bit AES Encryption for SSL and TLS: Maximal Security | LuxSci FYI — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:36 +0000

[...] used in symmetric key cryptography (which, for example, is used for the actual data transmission in SSL and TLS). It is also the "gold standard" encryption technique; many security-conscious [...]

By: Do I need to Buy an SSL Certificate to use Secure Email? | LuxSci FYI

Do I need to Buy an SSL Certificate to use Secure Email? | LuxSci FYI — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:43:19 +0000

[...] At its most basic level, SSL works as follows (TLS works similarly — what is the difference?): [...]

By: Optimizing Mozilla Thunderbird | LuxSci FYI

Optimizing Mozilla Thunderbird | LuxSci FYI — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:40:54 +0000

[...] SSL or TLS (what is the difference?) Be sure to configure your IMAP and SMTP "Security Settings" to use [...]

By: Head to Head Battle of the Email Clients | LuxSci FYI

Head to Head Battle of the Email Clients | LuxSci FYI — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:10:47 +0000

[...] Has problems with TLS for SMTP; i.e. Outlook assumes that secure SMTP connections on any port other than 25 are always via SSL (and not TLS — what’s the difference?). [...]