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Using SSL

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol for encrypting and decrypting data sent across direct Internet connections. When a client makes an SSL connection with a server, all data sent to and from the server is encoded with a complex mathematical algorithm that makes it extremely difficult to decode anything that is intercepted.

In This Section

What is SSL?

Understanding SSL terminology

SSL Terminology

Choosing a type of SSL

Common SSL configurations

Selecting an SSL certificate

Selecting an SSL Security Level

Disabling SSL

Requiring SSL for specific folders

Requesting client certificates