SSL
Browser padlock protocol
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol for encrypting communication between computers over the internet.
Though technically superseded by TLS (Transport Layer Security), SSL remains the common term: The site uses SSL encryption, Make sure you see the SSL padlock before entering payment info.
An SSL certificate verifies a website's identity and enables encrypted connections.
Network encryption protocol
- cipherHidden writing system
- certificateFormal written attestation
- symmetricEqual on both sides
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
RSA · AES · handshake · cryptographic · decryption · ciphertext · plaintext · algorithm
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
- versionA distinct form
negotiation · record · alert · renegotiation · downgrade · BEAST · deprecated
Western state abbreviation
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- intermediateBetween two levels
- self-signedAuthenticated by its creator
- expirationEnd of validity
revocation · wildcard · SAN · CSR · signing · thumbprint · issuer · subject
Southwestern indigenous nation
- configurationArrangement of parts
- terminationAct of ending something
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
TLS
Network encryption protocol
- cipherHidden writing system
- certificateFormal written attestation
- symmetricEqual on both sides
asymmetric · RSA · AES · handshake · cryptographic · decryption · ciphertext · plaintext · algorithm · PKI
handshake
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
version · negotiation · record · alert · renegotiation · downgrade · BEAST · deprecated
HTTPS
Encrypted browsing standard
- padlockPortable locking device
CA
Western state abbreviation
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- intermediateBetween two levels
- self-signedAuthenticated by its creator
expiration · revocation · wildcard · SAN · CSR · signing · thumbprint · issuer · subject
Apache
Southwestern indigenous nation
- configurationArrangement of parts
- terminationAct of ending something
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- JavaJDK, JAR, JVM, bytecode, packages
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- internet termsinternet, email, URL, router, download
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
- security termsPIN, password, passwords, encryption, encrypted
SSLplaintext
Unencoded readable information
HTTP · unencrypted · cleartext · unsecured · raw text
SSLinsecure
Lacking self-assurance
unsecured · vulnerable · unprotected · exposed · open
- SSL certificateCryptographic website authentication document
- SSL errorEncrypted connection breakdown