SSL Handshake: A Process for Secure Communication between Client and Server

Cyber-security

Cyber security
SSL Handshake
The SSL stands for secure sockets layer that uses a form of public key encryption
along with symmetric key to communicate. It is a way through which a secure
communication takes place between client and server (Kanekar & Udupa, 2014). SSL
protocol is used to validate the identity of users and assure that authenticated communication
takes place. It is called a handshake as it is the first time both client and server communicates
with ach other. The handshake is a process in which client and server identifies the
authentication of each other and generates a secret key so that secure communication path is
established (Tang, Zeng, Chen & Ye, 2017). It can be said as a simple communication
between two parties that are ready to accomplish the same task together. It can be said as a
time when both the parties negotiate and agree on same terms and conditions before starting
the communication. In the SSL handshake protocol it is identified which cipher suite is used
to encrypt the information. It supports in building a secure communication path before
starting with actual transfer.
Process through which server and client ensure the connection
There are certain steps that are used to enable a secure communication path between client
and server. The steps undertaken are:
 Initially client sends a hello message to the server with whom he wants to establish a
communication (Sslsecurity, 2017). The message covers the information regarding
version, order of preferences and the cipher suites that are preferred. It also includes
the data compression method that is used by client.
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