What is SSL?

[Deepti Padiyar]

Hi,

In HSFJ , web-app security chp, pg 647, it says , "if you are using form authentication, be sure to turn on SSL or session tracking , or your container might not recognize the login form when it is returned."

What is SSL?

[Charles Lyons]

"Secure Sockets Layer" (currently SSL 3.0) - an encryption system used when a request using the Secure HTTP (HTTPS) protocol is created. TLS 1.0 (or Transport Layer Security 1.0) supercedes SSL 3.0 although it is roughly identical.

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer

By the way, a quick Google around would find you the answer (and a load of explanations) much faster than posting on this forum.

[Deepti Padiyar]

Thanks for the quick reply and thank you for directing me to wikipedia

very EXTENSIVE explanations though .. much more than I asked for !
[ June 26, 2006: Message edited by: Deepti Padiyar ]