TLS

Domain: Computer Systems

🎯 Motivation

Transport Layer Security - encrypts data between client and server. The S in HTTPS.

πŸ“‹ Concrete Example

TLS: handshake -> agree on encryption keys -> all subsequent data is encrypted. Even if someone intercepts the data, they cannot read it without the keys.

πŸ”— Analogy

TLS is like a secret handshake between spies - they verify each other’s identity, agree on a code, then communicate in that code. TLS secures communication between client and server.