SSL

E35266

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure, encrypted communication over a computer network, commonly used to protect data transmitted between clients and servers.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cryptographic protocol
protocol version
protocol version
protocol version
abbreviationOf Secure Sockets Layer
commonlyMisusedToReferTo TLS
deprecatedBy IETF
designedFor secure communication over a computer network
developedBy Netscape Communications Corporation
enables secure HTTP connections
fullName Secure Sockets Layer
handshakePhase establishes session keys
hasVersion SSL 1.0
SSL 2.0
SSL 3.0
introducedIn 1994
layer between transport layer and application layer
negotiates cipher suites
notRecommendedFor modern secure communications
operatesOver reliable transport
provides authentication
confidentiality
encryption
integrity
publishedIn 1995
1996
recordLayer protects application data
runsOnTopOf TCP
standardizedAs TLS
status deprecated
deprecated
never publicly released
succeededBy TLS
supports X.509 certificates
optional client authentication
server authentication
usedFor protecting data transmitted between clients and servers
usedIn VoIP
email protocols
instant messaging
web browsing
usedWith HTTPS
uses message authentication codes
public key cryptography
symmetric key cryptography
usesPortByConvention 443
vulnerableTo POODLE attack
POODLE attack

Referenced by (18)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
SSL 2.0 ("Secure Sockets Layer")
SSL 3.0 ("Secure Sockets Layer")
partOf
RFC 6176 ("Secure Sockets Layer")
RFC 6176
relatedProtocol
PKCS #1
RC4
usedIn
RSA
X.509 certificate
usedInProtocol
RFC 2818
STARTTLS
usesProtocol
SSL ("Secure Sockets Layer")
abbreviationOf
POP3
canUse
Netscape Communications Corporation ("Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol")
developed
SSL ("Secure Sockets Layer")
fullName
RFC 2818
relatedTo
HTTPS
runsOver
Sun Java System Web Server
supportsProtocol
IMAP
usesEncryption

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