Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, was the old standard security technology for creating an encrypted network link between a server and client, ensuring all data passed is private and secure. The current version of SSL is version 3.0, released by Netscape in 1996, and has been superseded by the {{Glossary("TLS", "Transport Layer Security (TLS)")}} protocol.

See also

• Transport Layer Security (Wikipedia)
• Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol
• Related glossary terms:
  • {{Glossary("HTTPS")}}
  • {{Glossary("TLS")}}