<article lang="&language;" id="https">
<title
>https</title>
<articleinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author
>&Ferdinand.Gassauer; &Ferdinand.Gassauer.mail;</author>
<othercredit role="translator"
><firstname
>Malcolm</firstname
><surname
>Hunter</surname
><affiliation
><address
><email
>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email
></address
></affiliation
><contrib
>Conversion to British English</contrib
></othercredit
> 
</authorgroup>
</articleinfo>
<para
>HTTPS is <ulink url="help:/kioslave/http.html"
>HTTP</ulink
> encapsulated in an SSL/TLS stream. </para>
<para
>SSL is the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, a security protocol that provides communications privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery. </para>
<para
>TLS stands for Transport Layer Security </para>

</article>