Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

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Secure Socket Layer. A security protocol designed by Netscape Communications to enable encrypted, authenticated communications across the Internet.

A protocol developed for transmitting confidential information securely over the Internet designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery with HTTP transmissions based on server-side public/private key pairs and provides support for client-side public/private key usage.