Secure Sockets Layer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025068",
  "term": "Secure Sockets Layer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a program layer created by Netscape for managing the security of message transmissions in a network. The idea is that the programming for keeping your messages confidential ought to be contained in a program layer between an application (such as your Web browser or HTTP) and the Internet's TCP/IP layers. The \"sockets\" part of the term refers to the sockets method of passing data back and forth between a client and a server program in a network or between program layers in the same computer. Netscape's SSL uses the public-and-private key encryption system from RSA, which also includes the use of a digital certificate.",
  "abbreviation": "SSL",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "Web Guide Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/secure-sockets-layer/"
}