Secure Sockets Layer
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A protocol that is used to transmit private documents through the Internet Scope Note: The SSL protocol uses a private key to encrypt the data that are to be transferred through the SSL connection.
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a public key to encrypt data that's transferred over the SSL connection.
Classifications
Entity Type
Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- SSL
- plural
- Secure Sockets Layers
- possessive
- Secure Sockets Layer's
- pluralpossessive
- Secure Sockets Layers'