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  2. HTTPS - Wikipedia

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    e. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure ( HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It uses encryption for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. [1] [2] In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or, formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

  3. Transport Layer Security - Wikipedia

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    Transport Layer Security ( TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network. The protocol is widely used in applications such as email, instant messaging, and voice over IP, but its use in securing HTTPS remains the most publicly visible. The TLS protocol aims primarily to provide security ...

  4. Secure Shell - Wikipedia

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    e. The Secure Shell Protocol ( SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. [1] Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution. SSH was designed for Unix-like operating systems as a replacement for Telnet and unsecured remote Unix shell protocols, such as ...

  5. Virtual private network - Wikipedia

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    Virtual private network. A virtual private network ( VPN) is a mechanism for creating a secure connection between a computing device and a computer network, or between two networks, using an insecure communication medium such as the public Internet.

  6. WebSocket - Wikipedia

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    WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing a simultaneous two-way communication channel over a single Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection. The WebSocket protocol was standardized by the IETF as RFC 6455 in 2011. The current specification allowing web applications to use this protocol is known as WebSockets. [1]

  7. SSL - Wikipedia

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    SSL (company), formerly Space Systems/Loral, a satellite manufacturer. Space Sciences Laboratory, in Berkeley, California, US. Space Systems Laboratory (Maryland), at the University of Maryland, US (formerly at MIT) Space Systems Laboratory (MIT), at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (separate from the SSL that moved to UMD) Space ...

  8. SSH File Transfer Protocol - Wikipedia

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    Secure Shell (SSH) OSI layer. Application layer (7) Port (s) 22/TCP. In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol (also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol or SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. It was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF ...

  9. IPsec - Wikipedia

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    Tunnels. PPP. MAC. more... v. t. e. In computing, Internet Protocol Security ( IPsec) is a secure network protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts packets of data to provide secure encrypted communication between two computers over an Internet Protocol network. It is used in virtual private networks (VPNs).