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SSL is a general purpose mechanism to create an encrypted tunnel between a browser and an application. SSL has provisions for certificate based authentication of both the server and the client.
 
SSL is a general purpose mechanism to create an encrypted tunnel between a browser and an application. SSL has provisions for certificate based authentication of both the server and the client.
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SSL Best Practices are discussed [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/SSL_Best_Practices here]
  
 
==Examples ==
 
==Examples ==

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Description

SSL is a general purpose mechanism to create an encrypted tunnel between a browser and an application. SSL has provisions for certificate based authentication of both the server and the client.

SSL Best Practices are discussed here

Examples

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