Technically, SSL is the name of the older protocol that TLS replaced. TLS builds upon SSL so that it's more secure. Unfortunately, SSL is still the ubiquitous t

Technically, SSL is the name of the older protocol that TLS replaced. TLS builds upon SSL so that it's more secure. Unfortunately, SSL is still the ubiquitous term, it seems, but we really should start saying TLS now so as not to confuse unsuspecting site owners / sysadmins.