TLS
Transport Layer Security
Transport Layer — Security & VPN
Protocol Overview
Full Name
Transport Layer Security
Abbreviation
TLS
OSI Layer
Transport Layer
Category
Security & VPN
RFC
RFC 8446
About TLS
Cryptographic protocol providing privacy and data integrity between two communicating applications. TLS 1.3 is the current standard.
Transport Layer
Security & VPN
Standards Reference
TLS is defined in RFC 8446, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.