SSL and TLS are similar technologies because they share a codebase, though one is better than the other. In fact, one is dead and the other still reigns supreme to the time this day. By end of this ...

The user-guides for most email-clients state that TLS is preferrable to SSL. But I'm confused because the written explanations are conflicting -- some say SSLv3 has been compromised and should no ...

Yahoo Mail had support for full-session HTTPS — SSL/TLS encryption over HTTP — since late 2012, but users had to opt in to use the feature. Tuesday, the company delivered on a promise that it made in ...

What is SSL/TLS? SSL and TLS are protocols used on the transport layer, which is used to provide a secure connection between two nodes in a computer network. The first widely used protocol that was ...

A project that aims to increase the use of encryption by giving away free SSL/TLS certificates has issued its first one, marking the start of its beta program. The project, called Let’s Encrypt, is ...

Yahoo has started to automatically encrypt connections between users and its email service, adding an important security layer that rival Gmail has had for almost four years, but its implementation ...

Secure sockets layer (SSL) is an industry-standard method for secure communications on the internet. SSL -- along with its successor, transport layer security (TLS) -- is the commonly accepted ...

Lila Kee is the General Manager for GlobalSign's North and South American operations, as well as the company's Chief Product Officer. As most people know, in August, the National Institute of ...

Network encryption is one of the most important security hardening strategies to be adopted in any enterprise infrastructure. It will ensure confidential data transmitted over the wire is encrypted ...

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