Re: SSL info

Are there even more basics that can tell me about keys and certificates ? I
already am confused when they talk about certificates and keys and public
and private and symmetric and assymetric.

Are there any basics on all of that too someplace that I can read ?

"Remus Rusanu [MSFT]" <Remus.Rusanu.NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message news:eQnuPOKIGHA.2300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This is a good start: 'What is SSL' in MSDN:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/ed5ae700-e05e-45ef-b536-45795dbb99a2.mspx
>
> Wikipedia has an entry on SSL:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer
>
> If you can get your hands on 'SSL and TLS' by Eric Rescorla is a very good
> book on this subject.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> HTH,
> ~ Remus Rusanu
>
> SQL Service Broker
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms166043(en-US,SQL.90).aspx
>
>
> "Hassan" <Hassan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uys$e$JIGHA.1192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Where can I get some basic info on what SSL is ? I have seen that one can
>> connect to SQL using SSL but dont know what SSL is to begin with
>>
>
>


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