[aklug] Re: SSL vs. TLS: Which Provides the Best Protection? | Web Hosting Geeks' Blog

From: Christopher Howard <cmhoward@frigidcode.com>
Date: Mon Nov 22 2010 - 17:32:28 AKST

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 04:22:03PM -0900, Marc Grober wrote:
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I actually wasn't wondering about SSL vs. TLS, but rather SSL/TLS vs. STARTTLS, but a little Wikipedia reading cleared things up:

Wikipedia:
STARTTLS is an extension to plain text communication protocols. It offers a way to upgrade a plain text connection to an encrypted (TLS or SSL) connection instead of using a separate port for encrypted communication. 

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