Secure Sockets Layer

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol for securing communication over IP networks. SSL uses TCP/IP sockets technology to exchange messages between a client and a server while protecting the message with a public-and-private key encryption system developed by RSA. Support for SSL is included in most web server products, as well as in the Netscape Navigator^TM browser and Microsoft web browsers.

You can configure the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 applications to use SSL for network communications to help prevent the software messages from being read or altered. Optionally, the applications can be configured to use SSL to authenticate each other before communicating, thereby increasing network security.