Transport Layer Security
nounid
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An authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- TLS
- plural
- Transport Layer Securities
- possessive
- Transport Layer Security's
- pluralpossessive
- Transport Layer Securities'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A protocol that ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet. When a server and client communicate, TLS ensures that no third party may eavesdrop or tamper with any message. TLS is the successor to the Secure Sockets Layer.
- §1
- A protocol that provides communications privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery. (RFC 2246) Scope Note: Transport Layer Security (TLS) is composed of two layers: the TLS Record Protocol and the TLS Handshake Protocol. The TLS Record Protocol provides connection security with some encryption method such as the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The TLS Record Protocol can also be used without encryption. The TLS Handshake Protocol allows the server and client to authenticate each other and to negotiate an encryption algorithm and cryptographic keys before data is exchanged.
- §1
- An authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.
- §1
- An authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.
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