Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
An authentication and security protocol that is widely implemented in browsers and web servers. TLS provides confidentiality, certificate-based authentication of the receiving (server) endpoint, and certificate-based authentication of the originating (client) endpoint. TLS is specified in [RFC8446] and [SP800-52].
Source: NIST SP 800-63-4 | Category: