Understanding and Leveraging SSL-TLS for Secure Communications
Author: Jan De Clercq
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Understanding and Leveraging SSL-TLS for Secure Communications describes the nuts of bolts of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols – today's most popular security protocols for secure Web-based communications. The eBook includes an explanation of the cryptographic, certificate and PKI building blocks of SSL/TLS. It describes the applications and application-level protocols that can take advantage of SSL/TLS and also explains how to set these applications up for secure SSL/TLS-based communications. The applications covered in the eBook are HTTP, LDAP, NNTP and SMTP. The eBook's primary audience is technical planners, architects and consultants. IT and security planners and decision managers can certainly get value out of the introductory chapter.