Secure Socket Layer is a security protocol that is used for the purpose of encryption. It ensures privacy, data integrity, and authentication in the network like online transactions.
The following are the steps for setting up an SSL encryption :
* A browser connects to an SSL-secured web server.
* The browser requests the server’s public key in exchange for its own private key.
* If it is trustworthy, the browser requests to establish an encrypted connection with the web server.
* The web server sends the acknowledgment to start an SSL encrypted connection.
* SSL communication starts to take place between the browser and the web server.
