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SSL

Definition by Web Hosting Ratings:

Secure Sockets Layer.  Protocol developed by Netscape to provide encryption for commercial transactions data that should be protected while traveling over the Internet, like credit card numbers.  SSL uses https protocol.  Before using SSL in commerce, you'll also need to get is a certificate from a Certificate Authority.


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