Secure
Socket Layer (SSL)
¨Specification for providing security to TCP/IP applications at the socket layer.
¨Allows an application to have authenticated, encrypted communications across a network
¨Uses digital certificates to authenticate systems and distribute encryption keys
¨Supports one-way authentication of server to client and two-way authentication
¨Used by web browsers and web servers running HTTPS
¨Layer 7 applications such as ftp and telnet can be modified to support SSL