RFC 2818 - Glossary
Glossary
Core Terms
TLS (Transport Layer Security)
- Transport layer security protocol, successor to SSL
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
- Predecessor to TLS, now deprecated
Certificate
- Digital document containing public key and identity information
CA (Certificate Authority)
- Certificate authority that issues trusted certificates
Closure Alert
- TLS mechanism for secure connection closure
Premature Close
- Improper TLS connection closure
Man-in-the-Middle Attack
- Attacker intercepts and potentially modifies communication
subjectAltName (Subject Alternative Name)
- Certificate extension specifying additional hostnames
Common Name
- CN field in certificate subject
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