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nect blog community compliance gdpr transparency report compliance contact 1 650 319 8930 channel alliance partners partner network partner portal technology partners overview analytics partners bandwidth alliance interconnect partnerships peering portal pricing by plan pro business enterprise compare and explore need help choosing a plan add ons compare all plans english english united kingdom english canada english australia english india deutsch español españa español latinoamérica français italiano 日本語 한국어 português 繁體中文 简体中文 solutions solutions deliver superior online experiences mitigate ddos attacks stop malicious bot abuse accelerate internet applications ensure application availability optimize web experiences stream videos on demand secure employee applications and devices deliver zero trust access to applications implement secure access service edge sase protect users accessing the internet protect corporate networks manage secure contractor access replace virtual private networks vpns secure your remote workforce stop zero day attacks with browser isolation protect and accelerate networks mitigate l3 ddos attacks connect network infrastructure with cloudflare transform corporate networks code on the network edge build a serverless application deploy a static website configure a cdn define conditional request routing manage a secure cloud secure hybrid cloud saas platforms enable ssl for saas applications reduce cloud data transfer costs register a website register or transfer a website industries ecommerce gaming media and entertainment public sector saas public interest election campaigns athenian project project galileo products for infrastructure application network security ddos protection waf bot management magic transit rate limiting ssl tls cloudflare spectrum network interconnect performance reliability cdn dns argo smart routing load balancing stream delivery china network for teams cloudflare for teams access gateway browser isolation for 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explore what s new network map cloudflare in china gdpr get started register your website welcome center get help learn learning center security ddos bot management ssl identity and access management performance cdn dns cloud serverless network layer connect blog community compliance gdpr transparency report compliance contact 1 650 319 8930 partners channel alliance partners partner network partner portal technology partners overview analytics partners bandwidth alliance interconnect partnerships peering portal for enterprise pricing pricing by plan pro business enterprise compare and explore need help choosing a plan add ons compare all plans log in sign up under attack ddos protection hotline thank you someone from cloudflare will be in touch with you shortly contact us help i m under attack email sales support 1 888 993 5273 what is ssl ssl definition secure sockets layer ssl is a security protocol that provides privacy authentication and integrity to internet communications ssl eventually evolved into transport layer security tls share what is ssl what is an ssl certificate what is tls why use https what is https ssl glossary of terms what is mixed content keyless ssl ssl handshake public key encryption how ssl works asymmetric encryption what is encryption http security gaps ssl certificate types cryptographic key why use tls 1 3 what is a session key what is sni connection not private lava lamp encryption what is encrypted sni what is domain spoofing what is ssl what is ssl ssl or secure sockets layer is an encryption based internet security protocol it was first developed by netscape in 1995 for the purpose of ensuring privacy authentication and data integrity in internet communications ssl is the predecessor to the modern tls encryption used today a website that implements ssl tls has https in its url instead of http how does ssl tls work in order to provide a high degree of privacy ssl encrypts data that is transmitted across the web this means that anyone who tries to intercept this data will only see a garbled mix of characters that is nearly impossible to decrypt ssl initiates an authentication process called a handshake between two communicating devices to ensure that both devices are really who they claim to be ssl also digitally signs data in order to provide data integrity verifying that the data is not tampered with before reaching its intended recipient there have been several iterations of ssl each more secure than the last in 1999 ssl was updated to become tls why is ssl tls important originally data on the web was transmitted in plaintext that anyone could read if they intercepted the message for example if a consumer visited a shopping website placed an order and entered their credit card number on the website that credit card number would travel across the internet unconcealed ssl was created to correct this problem and protect user privacy by encrypting any data that goes between a user and a web server ssl ensures that anyone who intercepts the data can only see a scrambled mess of characters the consumer s credit card number is now safe only visible to the shopping website where they entered it ssl also stops certain kinds of cyber attacks it authenticates web servers which is important because attackers will often try to set up fake websites to trick users and steal data it also prevents attackers from tampering with data in transit like a tamper proof seal on a medicine container are ssl and tls the same thing ssl is the direct predecessor of another protocol called tls transport layer security in 1999 the internet engineering task force ietf proposed an update to ssl since this update was being developed by the ietf and netscape was no longer involved the name was changed to tls the differences between the final version of ssl 3 0 and the first version of tls are not drastic the name change was applied to signify the change in ownership since they are so closely related the two terms are often used interchangeably and confused some people still use ssl to refer to tls others use the term ssl tls encryption because ssl still has so much name recognition is ssl still up to date ssl has not been updated since ssl 3 0 in 1996 and is now considered to be deprecated there are several known vulnerabilities in the ssl protocol and security experts recommend discontinuing its use in fact most modern web browsers no longer support ssl at all tls is the up to date encryption protocol that is still being implemented online even though many people still refer to it as ssl encryption this can be a source of confusion for someone shopping for security solutions the truth is that any vendor offering ssl these days is almost certainly providing tls protection which has been an industry standard for over 20 years but since many folks are still searching for ssl protection the term is still featured prominently on many product pages what is an ssl certificate ssl can only be implemented by websites that have an ssl certificate technically a tls certificate an ssl certificate is like an id card or a badge that proves someone is who they say they are ssl certificates are stored and displayed on the web by a website s or application s server one of the most important pieces of information in an ssl certificate is the website s public key the public key makes encryption possible a user s device views the public key and uses it to establish secure encryption keys with the web server meanwhile the web server also has a private key that is kept secret the private key decrypts data encrypted with the public key certificate authorities ca are responsible for issuing ssl certificates what are the types of ssl certificates there are several different types of ssl certificates one certificate can apply to a single website or several websites depending on the type single domain a single domain ssl certificate applies to only one domain a domain is the name of a website like www cloudflare com wildcard like a single domain certificate a wildcard ssl certificate applies to only one domain however it also includes that domain s subdomains for example a wildcard certificate could cover www cloudflare com blog cloudflare com and developers cloudflare com while a single domain certificate could only cover the first multi domain as the name indicates multi domain ssl certificates can apply to multiple unrelated domains ssl certificates also come with different validation levels a validation level is like a background check and the level changes depending on the thoroughness of the check domain validation this is the least stringent level of validation and the cheapest all a business has to do is prove they control the domain organization validation this is a more hands on process the ca directly contacts the person or business requesting the certificate these certificates are more trustworthy for users extended validation this requires a full background check of an organization before the ssl certificate can be issued how can a business obtain an ssl certificate cloudflare offers free ssl certificates for any business a website protected by cloudflare can activate ssl with a few clicks websites may need to set up an ssl certificate on their origin server as well this article has further instructions more about ssl tls for more on how ssl tls encryption works see what is tls use the cloudflare diagnostic center to check if a website is properly implementing ssl tls encryption what is an ssl certificate what is tls why use https what is https ssl glossary of terms what is mixed content keyless ssl ssl handshake public key encryption how ssl works asymmetric encryption what is encryption http security gaps ssl certificate types cryptographic key why use tls 1 3 what is a session key what is sni connection not private lava lamp encryption what is encrypted sni what is domain spoofing ssl learning objectives after reading this article you will be able to define ssl understand the difference between ssl and tls understand ssl certificates related content what is an ssl certificate ssl handshake keyless ssl public key encryption why use https what is ssl ssl or secure sockets layer is an encryption based internet security protocol it was first developed by netscape in 1995 for the purpose of ensuring privacy authentication and data integrity in internet communications ssl is the predecessor to the modern tls encryption used today a website that implements ssl tls has https in its url instead of http how does ssl tls work in order to provide a high degree of privacy ssl encrypts data that is transmitted across the web this means that anyone who tries to intercept this data will only see a garbled mix of characters that is nearly impossible to decrypt ssl initiates an authentication process called a handshake between two communicating devices to ensure that both devices are really who they claim to be ssl also digitally signs data in order to provide data integrity verifying that the data is not tampered with before reaching its intended recipient there have been several iterations of ssl each more secure than the last in 1999 ssl was updated to become tls why is ssl tls important originally data on the web was transmitted in plaintext that anyone could read if they intercepted the message for example if a consumer visited a shopping website placed an order and entered their credit card number on the website that credit card number would travel across the internet unconcealed ssl was created to correct this problem and protect user privacy by encrypting any data that goes between a user and a web server ssl ensures that anyone who intercepts the data can only see a scrambled mess of characters the consumer s credit card number is now safe only visible to the shopping website where they entered it ssl also stops certain kinds of cyber attacks it authenticates web servers which is important because attackers will often try to set up fake websites to trick users and steal data it also prevents attackers from tampering with data in transit like a tamper proof seal on a medicine container are ssl and tls the same thing ssl is the direct predecessor of another protocol called tls transport layer security in 1999 the internet engineering task force ietf proposed an update to ssl since this update was being developed by the ietf and netscape was no longer involved the name was changed to tls the differences between the final version of ssl 3 0 and the first version of tls are not drastic the name change was applied to signify the change in ownership since they are so closely related the two terms are often used interchangeably and confused some people still use ssl to refer to tls others use the term ssl tls encryption because ssl still has so much name recognition is ssl still up to date ssl has not been updated since ssl 3 0 in 1996 and is now considered to be deprecated there are several known vulnerabilities in the ssl protocol and security experts recommend discontinuing its use in fact most modern web browsers no longer support ssl at all tls is the up to date encryption protocol that is still being implemented online even though many people still refer to it as ssl encryption this can be a source of confusion for someone shopping for security solutions the truth is that any vendor offering ssl these days is almost certainly providing tls protection which has been an industry standard for over 20 years but since many folks are still searching for ssl protection the term is still featured prominently on many product pages what is an ssl certificate ssl can only be implemented by websites that have an ssl certificate technically a tls certificate an ssl certificate is like an id card or a badge that proves someone is who they say they are ssl certificates are stored and displayed on the web by a website s or application s server one of the most important pieces of 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