From 01cc58732907669f13b83ce4bd03977062a026fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angelos Chalaris Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 21:56:12 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update SSL.md --- glossary/SSL.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/glossary/SSL.md b/glossary/SSL.md index 62905a359..5feb14414 100644 --- a/glossary/SSL.md +++ b/glossary/SSL.md @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ ### SSL -Secure Sockets Layer known as SSL is a protocol for transferring private data across the Internet. +Secure Sockets Layer, commonly known as SSL or TLS, is a set of protocols and standards for transferring private data across the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data. -SSL is the predecessor to Transport Layer Security (TLS).