TLS and SSL: web encryptions in the Check
The abbreviation "SSL" stands for "Secure Sockets Layer". It is a Protocol that ensures that they can be transmitted with an encrypted connection on the Internet data.
- Actually, SSL is no longer the current state-of-the-art technology. In Version 3, the Protocol was renamed to TLS (Transport Layer Security). SSLv3.1 corresponds to TLSv1.1.
- Old implementations such as SSLv2 lead in many browsers, security warnings, as in the past, several critical security vulnerabilities have been found.
- Application of TLS, for example, in the case of HTTPS. You can lock an encrypted connection to the green next to the URL in your Browser.
- You can try out the example on Facebook. You can open the Website and click on the lock. Then, you can get more information about the encryption. Facebook in this case, the latest and highly secure Version, "TLS 1.2" (see Screenshot).
TLS in the case of Facebook in the use of
In the next tip we will explain the exact difference between SSL and TLS.
