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Exploring GnuTLS: Ensuring Secure TCP/IP Through TLS Protocol

Calendar Nov 20, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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encryption privacy secure communication transport layer GnuTLS TLS protocol
GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer (ie. TCP/IP). Currently the gnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group. "The TLS protocol provides . . . GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer (ie. TCP/IP). Currently the gnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group. "The TLS protocol provides communications privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery."