Transport Layer Security
cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit
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Summary
Transport Layer Security ranks in the top 0.36% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,208 views/month, #281 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Based on: Secure Sockets Layer[2]
- Subclass of: cryptographic protocol[3]
- Part of: computer security[4]
- Commons category: SSL and TLS[5]
- Said to be the same as: Secure Sockets Layer[6]
- Has edition or translation: Transport Layer Security, version 1.0[7], Transport Layer Security, version 1.1[8], Transport Layer Security, version 1.2[9], Transport Layer Security, version 1.3[10]
- Significant event: announcement of prohibition of RC4 use by TLS[11]
- Official website: https://tlswg.org[12]
- Described by source: RFC 3268: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS)[13], RFC 3436: Transport Layer Security over Stream Control Transmission Protocol[14]
- Replaces: Secure Sockets Layer[15]
- Topic has template: Template:TLS/SSL[16]
- Standards body: Internet Engineering Task Force[17]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ssl[18], https://security.stackexchange.com/tags/tls[19], https://serverfault.com/questions/tags/ssl[20]
- Used by: HTTPS[21], FTPS[22], Simple Mail Transfer Protocol over Transport Layer Security[23], Post Office Protocol 3 over TLS/SSL[24], Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol[25]
- Different from: Secure Sockets Layer[26]
- Derivative work: SSL[27], Datagram Transport Layer Security[28], Multiplexed Transport Layer Security[29]
- OSI Model layer location: transport layer[30]
Why It Matters
Transport Layer Security has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]