SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) definition in Cybersecurity

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and its successor, TLS (Transport Layer Security), are cryptographic protocols designed to provide communications security over a computer network.

Open source or Free solutions

  1. OpenSSL
  2. Let's Encrypt

Paying solutions

  1. DigiCert
  2. Thawte