SSL Security

• A Web server running SSL provides:
  • Privacy
    • Preventing eavesdropping.
  • Authentication
    • Preventing impersonation.
  • Integrity
    • Preventing modification.

• SSL uses different algorithms each with a different key to achieve all three.
  • Using private key encryption in the encryption sessions.
  • Using public key encryption for authentication of clients and servers.
  • Using private key encryption to encrypt the application data.

What is the OSI model?

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© 2006 John Michael Pierobon

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