Cyber Safety · 45 sec
Transport Layer Security
A concept that can help you make safer digital choices.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network, such as the Internet.
- How it works
The protocol is widely used in applications such as email, instant messaging, and voice over IP, but its use in securing HTTPS remains the most publicly visible.
- Why it matters
The TLS protocol aims primarily to provide security, including privacy (confidentiality), integrity, and authenticity through the use of cryptography, such as the use of certificates, between two or more
Why this matters
Use Transport Layer Security to recognize risk and choose the safer digital action.
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Use Transport Layer Security to recognize risk and choose the safer digital action.
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- The useful idea — correct
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network, such as the Internet.