SSL
SSL technology is used to encrypt communication between a client and a Web site. SSL is well known for its use in commercial Web sites, but it is equally valuable in almost any type of distributed application.
For a server to support SSL connections, it must have an X.509 digital certificate. This certificate indicates that the server identity is registered with a valid Certificate Authority (CA). We’ll consider how to obtain a certificate in the next section.
A secure SSL session unfolds over several steps. The process is outlined here:
The client requests an SSL connection.
The server signs its certificate and sends it to the client.
The client verifies that the certificate was issued by a CA it trusts, matches the expected server, and has not ...
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