What SSL or Secure Sockets Layer?
“SSL” stands Secure Sockets Layer. It a security protocol that encrypts all of your connections with a web server. SSL thwarts eavesdroppers who could “sniff” your internet packets sensitive information such passwords credit card numbers. Thus, SSL has made on-line commerce viable all web users. SSL was designed by Netscape was originally incorporated into company’s web server web browser software. Since then, SSL has been included products from every major developer web software. Netscape defines its product follows: Netscape Communications has designed specified a protocol providing data security layered between application protocols (such HTTP, Telnet, NNTP, or FTP) TCP/IP. This security protocol, called Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), provides data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, optional client authentication a TCP/IP connection. SSL will enable a Web site visitor’s browser connect and transparently negotiate a secure communication channel. Once this connection h
