COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which protocol is a cryptographic protocol designed for secure communications?
A
TLS/SSL
B
FTP
C
HTTP
D
POP3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that provides secure communications over the Internet. SSL can provide data encryption, server-side authentication (the server identifies itself to the client), client-side authentication (the client identifies itself to the server), and mutual authentication.

Detailed explanation-3: -HTTPS is a secure version of the HTTP protocol. It is an extension of the HTTP protocol that implements TLS. It lets you securely access websites and web applications. With HTTPS you can be sure that nobody reads your sensitive information and you can be sure that you accessing the real website and not a forged one.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transport Layer Security, or TLS, is a widely adopted security protocol designed to facilitate privacy and data security for communications over the Internet. A primary use case of TLS is encrypting the communication between web applications and servers, such as web browsers loading a website.

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