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Monday, December 2, 2013

Transport Layer Security - Part 2 SSL

Introduction
I have already discussed about SSL in my previous article. Here I will be explaining you SSLv3. It is developed by Netscape company .In this section I will discuss on SSLv3.

General SSL Architecture
It is designed to secure end-to-end service on the internet. I will illustrate that SSL is not a single handed protocol. It is a layer of more than one protocol such as
a.    SSL record protocol
b.    SSL handshake protocol
c.    SSL change cipher spec protocol
d.    SSL alert protocol

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Transport Layer Security - Part 1

This is a non-technical guide which will make you familiar with the transport layer. The main purpose of writing this guide is to point out why we need major security implementation on the transport layer. What if the components of this layer get compromised?