Secure Socket Layer (4)

• SSL was originally designed by Netscape
• Netscape made C-based source code available for developers (SSLRef Library): http://home.netscape.com/eng/US-Current (US government restrictions)
• SSL is open, not proprietary protocol
• SSL is easy to apply and use because is built in all major Web browsers (IE, Netscape) and servers
• SSL is using S/MIME to send secure data: a user transmitting information to an SSL server from within his browser will transmit that info within a S/MIME packet)

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