TLS 1.3

First published2018
Issuing bodyIETF
DomainNetworking and Telecom
StatusCurrent, RFC 8446

About TLS 1.3

Transport Layer Security encrypts internet connections, descending from the SSL protocol Netscape shipped in 1995. TLS 1.3, published as RFC 8446, removed legacy ciphers, sped up handshakes and became the padlock standard securing HTTPS everywhere from banking to messaging.

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