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 and Microsoft Web browsers.

N1 Service Provisioning System software applications can be configured to use SSL for their network communications, preventing the provisioning software's messages from being read or tampered with. Optionally, N1 Service Provisioning System software applications can be configured to use SSL to authenticate each other before communicating, further increasing network security.