Question

How netscape developed the secure socket layer (ssl) protocol to use public-key encryption to secure a channel over the public internet, thus enabling secure communications?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data − a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message.