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Transport Layer Security
Transport Layer Security is a protocol that encrypts data sent between a client and a server, so it can't be read or altered by anyone intercepting the connection.
Prerequisite: HTTP request
What matters
Without it, anything sent over a network, including passwords and personal data, could be read in plain text by anyone able to intercept the traffic in between.
Example
A website served over HTTPS uses Transport Layer Security to encrypt everything exchanged between a visitor's browser and the server.
Common misconception
Transport Layer Security does not protect data once it's stored on the server; it only protects data specifically while it's in transit across the network.
Recall question
What specifically does Transport Layer Security protect, and what does it not cover?
Keywords and related concepts
TLSencryptionHTTPSsecret