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What is SSL?

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SSL

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TCP/IP Protocol that provides end to end encryption between Web Server and user web browser

Secure Socket Layer

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Why SSL is required?

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Prevents hackers to see data being transferred using sniffers

Protects Web server from Man-in-middle attack

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SSL Ver 3.0 released in 1996

SSL Ver 2.0 released in 1995

Version 1 was never released

SSL Version 1.0 was using MD-52 algorithm

Invented by Netscape in 1994

Who Invented SSL?

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Only TLS Version 1.2 and 1.3 are active and secure

Latest Version of TLS is 1.3

TLS was proposed by IETF in 1999

Internet Engineering Task Force

Who is governing SSL now?

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All email solutions have SSL enabled

Any Website hosted on Internet must have SSL certificate

Who all requires SSL?

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Certificate can be Self-signed or  Certified by Certifying authority

SSL for the web server is issued as an SSL certificate (Encrypted key), which needs to deploy on web server

Who issues SSL?

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What kind of attacks SSL Prevents?

Prevents Data Theft and Password Theft

SSL/TLS protects from Man-in-Middle attacks

Prevents hackers to see data by using sniffers or any data capture tool