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TLS: An examination into the Security of the Internet, Part 2

TLS, more often referred to as SSL, is the means by which a secure connection is established over a computer network. Part 1 examines how to establish a secure connection using TLS. This article examines further the techniques and technology that makes TLS secure. Specifically, a brief examination of certificates, cipher suites, and public-key authentication.

Certificates

A certificate is a vessel for a server to provide authentication information.

Cipher Suites

A cipher is the algorithm used to encrypt the information to be transmitted.

Public-Key Authentication

Big topic, very important!

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Public-key Cryptography
  2. Stack Exchange: How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it?
  3. Stack Exchange: How Does SSL/TLS work?

[Bill Niblock][2015-05-][Technology]