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In a previous report about changing from HTTP to HTTPS, it touched briefly on Single Socket Layer (SSL). In short, SSL and its successor, Transport Layer Security (TLS), are needed to operate securely online.
In this article, let’s take a closer look at answering the question “what is SSL” and also how SSL/TLS protects your sensitive information.