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SSL (secured socket layer) explained

Secured Socket Layer

This technology was developed by Netscape in the Mid 1990s. The technology has become standard in exchanging data over unsecured environment like the internet.

Since we already mentioned that SSL secured data exchange on an unsecured environment like internet, and we all know that internet is almost all about websites. SSL helps in securing your website data. Once this service is installed on your server, a padlock sign will always appear on your address. Which will change HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) to HTTPS (Hypertext transfer protocol secured). As already mentioned this technology has become standard to almost all websites. Once this certificate is installed on your server your data is secured (don't forget that a perfect system doesn't exist but at least the attacker has to put effort to get through).

SSL uses a handshake like techniques to make sure data is secured. When client needs to access data from a saver or location that uses SSL, the server will provide digital certificate to the client. This credentials will make the user identify the server. The client make sure the domain name matches the with the CA (certificate authority this is a body that issues digital certificates. Digital certificate certifies the ownership of the public key by the named subject of the certificate). The client has to make sure the name on the certificate corresponds with the domain name (web address) and the certificate is valid.

After completion of the handshake, the client will encrypt the data and send it over the server. This is done before the data leaves the client system (smart devices or computer). As we all knew that encrypted data cant read or tempered with, unless if it comes under heavy attack. At arriving at the server end, the server has to decrypt the data to use it. If the server needs to send by data to the client, the data has to be encrypted too.

Internet without this technology will have been an untrusted place! SSL make the internet a bit secured though not fully secured!

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References: Sybex CEH, Wikipedia, SSL shopper
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