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2.8.5 Secure Socket Layer
Provides a techniques for data sent over a TCP connection to be encrypted.
Uses public key technology to agree upon a key, then 3DES or whatever to encrypt the session.
Data encrypted in blocks, optionally with compression first.
Used in http as
https
, and for telnet, ftp etc.
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2.8.5.1 SSL handshake protocol
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Ian Wakeman 2005-02-22