This document discusses secure socket layer (SSL) and how it provides security for information transmitted over the internet. It begins with an overview of SSL and its pros and cons. It then explains how the internet works by illustrating how a device accesses a remote service by sending traffic along routing tables. It discusses threats like sniffing and the risks of identity breach. The document goes into how SSL works through encryption/decryption and uses of SSL certificates. It concludes by outlining the advantages of SSL, like trust, verification and confidentiality, and the disadvantages, like performance impacts and costs.
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