Tag: ciphers

Infographic – SSL vs TLS: What is the Difference?

October 9, 2015

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are foundations of security on the Internet. However, between colloquial usage and the relationship between these security protocols, there is a lot of confusion regarding how they are related, how they are different, and what to use in what situation. For a detailed analysis of these […]

How Does Secure Socket Layer (SSL or TLS) Work?

July 22, 2013

The Secure Socket Layer, SSL for short, is a protocol by which enables services that communicate over the Internet to do so securely. SSL has recently been replaced by TLS (Transport Layer Security). TLS is newer and more secure than SSL (See TLS vs SSL: What is the difference?); however, from a lay-person’s perspective of […]