Without getting too technical, simply put SSL was the name given to the first versions of the security protocol and was first released by Netscape in 1995. In 1996, SSL was updated to version 3.

2] Enable SSL 3 / TLS and Disable QUIC Protocol If you are using Chrome, then make sure to follow the protocol fixes for SSL3/TLS and QUIC which are some of the reasons to cause the SSL version ...

SSL is a security protocol used to encrypt data transmitted between a website and a user’s web browser so that third parties cannot intercept the information.

Handshake protocol (type 22) —This protocol consists of a number of messages exchanged between peers (the client and server) that allow those peers to negotiate SSL version, cryptographic ...

A new attack on the SSLv3 protocol, disclosed Tuesday, takes advantage of an issue with the protocol that enables a network attacker to recover the plaintext communications of a victim.

Here’s how to disable outdated TLS and SSL versions in Apache (and why you should) Your email has been sent Older TLS and SSL protocols can pose a security risk and will no longer be supported ...

Google researchers have discovered a vulnerability in a version of the SSL (secure sockets layer) web encryption protocol which allows attackers to break its cryptographic security.

Security researchers have found some serious flaws in software that uses the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protocol used to secure communications on the Internet. At the Black Hat ...

POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) allows attackers to break the security of SSL 3.0, a protocol for secure Web communications that is 14 years old but still used as a last ...

Experts have poured cold water on claims sweeping the Internet that Swiss researchers have cracked the ubiquitous SSL protocol.