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Glossary: Change Records, Cryptography and PKI

TLS (Transport Layer Security)

Also written: TLS, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3, TLSv1.3

The main protocol that encrypts connections such as web traffic and email between servers; use TLS 1.2 or 1.3, as 1.0, 1.1 and SSL are unsafe.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)HTTPS (HTTP over TLS)cipher suitetransport encryption