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TLS

Encryption that protects data in transit between browsers and servers.

Encryption & transport

What is TLS?

TLS (Transport Layer Security) is the encryption behind the padlock in your browser — it scrambles traffic between a visitor and your site so it can't be read or tampered with on the way. Older versions (TLS 1.0/1.1) have known weaknesses; modern sites should require TLS 1.2 or 1.3. The successor to SSL.