it is TLS...SSL is just much better known and likely would be around until written references to SSL go away..it would be a while :) SSL references "sockets",

it is TLS...SSL is just much better known and likely would be around until written references to SSL go away..it would be a while :) SSL references "sockets", which is still where TLS is implemented but TLS is conceptually about transport security independent of implementation (ala sockets)....for instance consider this TLS inspired solution (https://www.cipheredtrust.com/doc/ https://www.cipheredtrust.com/doc/), it has nothing to do with sockets.