SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

A security protocol developed by Netscape Communications Corpora-

tion, SSL includes authentication and negotiates point-to-point security between client and server, including type of encryption scheme and exchange of encryption keys. SSL sends messages over a socket, which is a secure channel at the connection layer and existing in virtually every TCP/IP application. Although SSL can accommodate a number of encryption algorithms, Netscape has licensed RSA end-to-end public key encryption, as well as key creation and certification. Unlike S-HTTP, SSL is application independent and works with all Internet tools, not just the World Wide Web (WWW). SSL has emerged as a de facto standard. See also authentication, client, de facto, encryption, Internet, protocol, public key encryption, RSA, server, S-HTTP, socket, standard, TCP/IP, and WWW.

• photophone
• PHS (Personal Handyphone System)
• PHY (PHYsical Layer)
• physical
• Physical Layer (PHY)
• Physical Medium (PM)
• physical reach
• physical topology
• Physical Unit (PU)
• physics
• picker
• picocell
• piconet
• PID (Pager Identification Number)
• piezoelectric effect
• ping
• PIN (Positive Intrinsic Negative)
• PIN (Positive Intrinsic Negative)
• PIN (Positive Intrinsic Negative)
• pipe
• PISN (Private Integrated Services Network)
• PISO (parallel-in, serial-out)
• pixel ( pics element)
• pizza box
• PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)