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[TLS] Terminology clarification around SSL & TLS

Julien ÉLIE <julien@trigofacile.com> Wed, 31 August 2016 07:35 UTC

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From: Julien ÉLIE <julien@trigofacile.com>
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Subject: [TLS] Terminology clarification around SSL & TLS
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Hi all,

Following a recent discussion about how to name the successor of TLS 
1.2, I wish to share an idea about a possible terminology clarification.
I believe it could help to conciliate people understanding of SSL & TLS.

We would have 3 notions:
1/ the technology,
2/ the protocols,
3/ the protocol versions.

The technology is SSL, and is sometimes also refered to as SSL/TLS.  
(Note that bare TLS is not a technology.)

The protocols are:
- deprecated eponym SSL,
- TLS,
- DTLS.

The protocol versions are:
- 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 for SSL,
- 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 2.0 for TLS,
- 1.0, 1.2 and 2.0 for DTLS.



Any comments about that proposal?

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

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